How to Say ‘To work flexible hours’ in Traditional Chinese
彈性上班
dàn xìng shàng bān
[tánxìng shàngbān]
💬 Usage Tip: 彈性 (tán xìng) literally means "elasticity" but is the standard word for "flexible" in work contexts: 彈性時間 "flexible hours".
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Flexible hours are a selling point in Taiwan, but many workplaces still expect fairly standard office hours. It's worth asking what 彈性 actually means at that company.
Phrase Breakdown
彈性
dàn xìng
[tánxìng]
flexibility; flexible
The quality of being adjustable, e.g. flexible working hours.
我們的工作時間很有彈性。
Our working hours are very flexible.
上班
shàng bān
[shàngbān]
go to work
Verb meaning to go to or be at work.
我每天九點上班。
I start work at nine every day.
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