Definition & Meaning

take turns; (work) in shifts; in rotation; do something in relays/shifts

Word usage

lún bān

轮 班

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v.take turns; (work) in shifts; in rotation; do something in relays/shifts
- lún bān tì huàn
  轮班替换
  work in shifts
- lún bān liàn gāng
  轮班炼钢
  work in shifts making steel
- hù shi men lún bān hù lǐ bìng rén
  护士们轮班护理病人。
  The nurses take turns tending the sick.
- lún bān zhí qín
  轮班值勤
  rotate duties
- zhì yuàn zhě men lún bān kān hù bìng rén
  志愿者们轮班看护病人。
  The volunteers take turns tending the sick.
- wǒ xiàn zài lún bān gōng zuò
  我现在轮班工作。
  I work shifts now.
synonym
lún liú轮流 lún huàn轮换 lún fān轮番 huàn bān换班

Word usage

Separable word
"轮" and "班" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 士兵轮着班放哨。
  The soldiers take turns to keep guard.
- 现在轮到谁的班了？
  Whose turn is it to be on duty?
- 我一周轮一次班。
  I take shift once a week.

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