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夜班 (yè bān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

夜班 (yè bān) is a Chinese word: night shift. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 夜班

名 míng noun

night shift

我妈妈今晚要上夜班。

wǒ mā ma jīn wǎn yào shàng yè bān

My mother has to work the night shift tonight.

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Word breakdown

夜 yè — night

班 bān — shift

Structure & writing
1 夜 yè — night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
夜 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 班 bān — a group organized for work or study

班 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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2.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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2.3 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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