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Definition
Night shift; a scheduled work period during the night.
colloquialworktime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the shift pattern rather than the act of working late into the night. It is commonly paired with the verb 返 to indicate starting or being assigned to that shift. The term carries a sense of physical fatigue due to the disruption of normal sleep cycles.
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He has been working the night shift a lot lately, so I rarely see him.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 晏晝, which refers to the afternoon. Learners sometimes mistakenly use it to describe staying up late for leisure, but it is strictly for professional work schedules.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
