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值班
zhíbān
Description
值班的意思是在规定的时间里工作，负责看管或处理事情。
The meaning of 值班 is to work during a specified time, responsible for overseeing or handling matters.
医生、警察和保安常常需要值班，有时白天，有时晚上。
Doctors, police officers, and security guards often need to 值班, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night.
Meanings
值班zhíbān
to be on duty; to work a shift
今天晚上是我值班。
I'm on duty tonight.
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Notes
- Etymology
值 (to be on duty) + 班 (shift/team), literally 'to take a shift'.
- Nuance
often a separable verb — you can say 值了一天班 (worked one day's shift).
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