Chinese

上班

shàngbān
to be on duty; to go to work; to begin one's work day; to begin one's shift
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese上 “upper part; high position; up”
  • characterChinese班 “group; party; class”
    • ideaChinese珏 “pieces of jade”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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