值班
Old HSK 6
值班 (zhíbān) · to be on duty
值班 (zhíbān) means “to be on duty; to work a shift”. It is written with 2 characters: 值 (to be worth) + 班 (class). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 值班 is built
The characters
值 zhí · to be worth
What 值 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 直 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
班 bān · class
What 班 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
今晚我值班。Jīnwǎn wǒ zhíbān.I'm on duty tonight.
医院里二十四小时都有医生值班。Yīyuàn lǐ èrshísì xiǎoshí dōu yǒu yīshēng zhíbān.There are doctors on duty at the hospital 24 hours a day.
Questions about 值班
What does 值班 mean?
值班 (zhíbān) means “to be on duty; to work a shift”.
How do you pronounce 值班?
值班 is pronounced zhíbān.
Which HSK level is 值班?
值班 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 价值jiàzhívalue
- 值得zhídeto be worth
- 值zhíto be worth
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 班级bānjíclass (of students)
- 航班hángbānflight
- 加班jiābānto work overtime
- 培训班péixùnbāntraining class
Learn 值班 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 236: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.