day shift
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
day shift; work shift during daylight hours
informalOften used in workplaces like factories, hospitals, or service industries to contrast with "夜班". The suffix "～儿" is optional in spoken language.
Wǒ我
xià下
zhōu周
kāi开
shǐ始
shàng上
bái白
bān班
le了
。
I'll start working the day shift next week.
Tā他
shì是
bái白
bān班
，
wǒ我
shì是
yè夜
bān班
，
wǒ我
men们
hěn很
shǎo少
néng能
jiàn见
miàn面
。
He's on the day shift, and I'm on the night shift, so we rarely get to see each other.
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Bái白
bān班
er儿
shì是
cóng从
zǎo早
shang上
bā八
diǎn点
dào到
xià下
wǔ午
wǔ五
diǎn点
。
The day shift is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Jīn今
tiān天
bái白
bān班
lèi累
sǐ死
le了
，
xià下
bān班
wǒ我
yào要
zǎo早
diǎn点
xiū休
xi息
。
The day shift was exhausting today; I'm going to rest early after work.