How to Say ‘Working hours’ in Traditional Chinese
上班時間
shàng bān shí jiān
[shàngbān shíjiān]
💬 Usage Tip: 上班 (shàng bān) means "go to work" and 下班 means "get off work". Taiwanese say 下班了！ "done for the day!" all the time.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
時間
shí jiān
[shíjiān]
time
A measured period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues.
計程車時間費可能會很高。
Taxi time fees might be high.
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