work as a substitute; cover a shift
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fill in for someone; to cover a shift; to work as a substitute
dialectOriginally a dialect term, now widely understood in the context of work or teaching.
Lǐ李
lǎo老
shī师
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
Wáng王
lǎo老
shī师
zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
dǐng顶
gǎng岗
rèn任
jiāo教
。
Teacher Li is sick, so Teacher Wang is covering the teaching duties these days.
Wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
gōng工
，
tā他
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
chē车
jiān间
dǐng顶
gǎng岗
láo劳
dòng动
。
To meet the production deadline, he went to the workshop to cover a shift over the weekend.
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Zhǔ主
rèn任
chū出
chāi差
，
zàn暂
shí时
yóu由
fù副
shǒu手
dǐng顶
gǎng岗
fù负
zé责
。
The director is on a business trip, and the deputy is temporarily filling in as the person in charge.