白班

báibān

noun #32,787

Measure Word

一个白班 gè

Meanings

1 day shift
2 daytime shift

Characters

white; daytime; in vain

shift; class; team

Examples

我这周上白班，下周换夜班。

Wǒ zhè zhōu shàng báibān, xià zhōu huàn yèbān.

I'm on day shift this week and switch to night shift next week.

白班的护士比较多。

Báibān de hùshi bǐjiào duō.

There are more nurses on the day shift.

Tips

usage

白班 (day shift) is the partner of 夜班 (yèbān, night shift) and 中班 (zhōngbān, swing shift). 白 here means 'daylight / daytime' rather than 'white'. Workers commonly say 上白班 'work day shift' or 倒白班 'rotate onto day shift'.

Stroke Order

白 bái

班 bān