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work overtime

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

work overtime; put in extra hours

neutral

Refers specifically to working extra hours beyond the standard end of a workday. Common in workplace contexts.

Wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
xiàng项
mù目
 ,
wǒ我
men们
tuán团
duì队
zhè这
zhōu周
jiā加
le了
sān三
cì次
diǎn点
 。

To finish the project, our team worked overtime three times this week.

Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
jiā加
bān班
jiā加
dào到
jiǔ九
diǎn点
 ,
jīn今
tiān天
tài太
lèi累
le了
 。

He worked overtime until nine last night, so he's very tired today.

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Yǒu有
jiā加
bān班
fèi费
ma吗
 ,
hái还
shì是
chún纯
shǔ属
zì自
yuàn愿
jiā加
diǎn点
 ?

Is there overtime pay, or is it purely voluntary extra work?