change shifts; relieve a shift
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to change shifts; for workers to take turns replacing each other on a scheduled basis
Commonly used in work settings, factories, hospitals, security, or any place with shift rotations. Describes the act of one group of workers finishing their shift and another group starting theirs.
Rì日
bān班
hé和
yè夜
bān班
de的
gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
huàn换
bān班
。
The day-shift and night-shift workers are changing shifts.
Wǒ我
men们
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
bā八
diǎn点
zhǔn准
shí时
huàn换
bān班
。
We change shifts promptly at 8 a.m. every day.
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Hù护
shi士
men们
měi每
shí十
èr二
xiǎo小
shí时
huàn换
yī一
cì次
bān班
。
The nurses change shifts every twelve hours.
Huàn换
bān班
shí时
，
qǐng请
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
jìn进
dù度
xiáng详
xì细
gào告
su诉
jiē接
bān班
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
When changing shifts, please inform your relieving colleague about the work progress in detail.