上班

wǒ men xià wǔ bù shàng bān

我们下午不上班。

We'll take the afternoon off.

tā jīn tiān méi yǒu shàng bān

他今天没有上班。

He is absent from duty today.

bù shàng bān de shí hou nǐ kě yǐ zuò zì jǐ de shì le

不上班的时候，你可以做自己的事了。

When off duty you can do your private work.

wǒ chéng gōng jiāo shàng bān

我乘公交上班。

I go to work by bus.

wǒ zǎo shang méi gǎn shàng bān chē zhǐ hǎo bù xíng qù shàng bān

我早上没赶上班车，只好步行去上班。

I missed the regular bus, so I had to go to work on foot.