zip3 baan1接班
Jyutpingzip3 baan1
Yalejip bāan
Definition
To take over a job or duty from someone whose term or shift has ended.
colloquialwork
How it's used
Originally referring to shift work, this term has evolved to describe taking over any position, role, or responsibility. It carries a sense of succession, whether in a professional capacity or within a family business. It is frequently used in contexts involving management or long term commitments rather than simple, temporary tasks.
Examples
After you finish this task, who is taking over your shift?
After he retired, his son took over the role.
Related words
Common phrases
preparing to take over
officially taking over
Common mistake
Avoid using this for simple, short term help like covering someone for five minutes; it implies a more formal or permanent transfer of duties.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
