加班
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
加班 (jiābān) · to work overtime
加班 (jiābān) means “to work overtime”. It is written with 2 characters: 加 (to add) + 班 (class). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 加班 is built
The characters
加 jiā · to add
What 加 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口 (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
他今天又加班了。Tā jīntiān yòu jiābān le.He worked overtime again today.
你周末要加班吗？Nǐ zhōumò yào jiābān ma?Do you have to work overtime this weekend?
Questions about 加班
What does 加班 mean?
加班 (jiābān) means “to work overtime”.
How do you pronounce 加班?
加班 is pronounced jiābān.
Which HSK level is 加班?
加班 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 参加cānjiāto take part in
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 更加gèngjiāeven more
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 加快jiākuàito speed up
- 加强jiāqiángto strengthen
- 增加zēngjiāto increase
- 加入jiārùto join
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 加剧jiājùto intensify
Learn 加班 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.