off duty; scheduled day off
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be off duty; to have a scheduled day off (esp. for shift workers)
Commonly used by people who work in shifts or rotations. Often takes the erhua suffix "儿" in spoken language (歇班儿).
Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
xiē歇
bān班
，
kě可
yǐ以
péi陪
nǐ你
guàng逛
jiē街
。
I'm off duty today, so I can go shopping with you.
Hù护
shi士
de的
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
jīng经
cháng常
yào要
xiē歇
bān班
r儿
dǎo倒
shí时
chā差
。
Nurses have a tough job and often have to take days off to adjust their sleep schedules.
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Míng明
tiān天
nǐ你
xiē歇
bān班
ma吗
？
Zán咱
men们
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
dǎ打
qiú球
ba吧
。
Are you off duty tomorrow? Let's go play ball together.