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How to Say ‘Are the working hours fixed?’ in Traditional Chinese

上班時間固定嗎？

shàng bān shí jiān gù dìng ma

[shàngbān shíjiān goo-ding mah]

💬 Usage Tip: Add 嗎 (ma) to the end of any statement to turn it into a yes/no question, and keep the word order the same: 工作忙嗎？ "Is the work busy?"

Phrase Breakdown

上班時間

shàng bān shí jiān

working hours

上班 means to go to work, and 時間 means time. Together they mean office hours: shàngbān shíjiān.

Example

上班時間是九點。

Work starts at nine.

Words in this phrase

上班

shàng bān

[shàngbān]

go to work

Verb meaning to go to or be at work.

Example

我每天九點上班。

I start work at nine every day.

時間

shí jiān

[shíjiān]

time

A measured period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.

Example

計程車時間費可能會很高。

Taxi time fees might be high.

固定嗎？

gù dìng ma

are (they) fixed?

固定 (fixed) is two falling tones: gùdìng. 嗎 makes it a question.

Example

價錢固定嗎？

Is the price fixed?

Words in this phrase

固定

gù dìng

[goo-ding]

regular; fixed; consistent

Describes something done on a steady schedule, like regular exercise or regular checkups.

Example

我現在有固定運動的習慣。

I now have a habit of exercising regularly.

嗎

[mah]

question particle (yes/no questions)

Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？

Example

你有吃年夜飯嗎？

Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?

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