je6 baan1夜班
Jyutpingje6 baan1
Yaleyeh bāan
Definition
Night shift; a work shift scheduled during the night.
colloquialworktime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the time slot rather than the person working it. It is often paired with the verb 返 to indicate the act of going to work for that shift. When discussing the rotation of shifts, it is common to contrast this with 早班.
Examples
He has been working the night shift a lot lately.
Are you on the night shift next week?
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Grammar guides
- Aspect markersCantonese has no tenses, but it does have aspect markers. Learn how zo2, gwo3, gan2, and hai2 dou6 show completion, experience, and ongoing action.
- How oftenUsually, sometimes, all the time, rarely, never. All five sit in one slot, between the subject and the verb.
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