wù bān
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  • 1

    v.be late for work

    • tā gōng zuò bù jì shí jiān bù wù bān

      工作时间误班

      She does not count the time when he works and is not late for work.

    • tā jīn tiān wù bān wán quán shì yīn wèi huǒ chē wǎn diǎn

      今天误班完全因为火车晚点

      He was late for work today because his train was delayed.

  • 2

    v.miss (a train, bus, etc.)

    • bì xū zǎo chū fā qù jī chǎng yǐ miǎn wù bān

      必须出发机场以免误班

      One must leave early for the airport in order not to miss one's flight.

    • chéng kè yīn wèi gè zhǒng yuán yīn wù bān

      乘客因为各种原因误班

      Passengers miss their transport for various reasons.

  • 3

    v.(of a train, bus, etc.) be delayed

    • háng bān dà miàn jī wù bān jìn qiān rén zhì liú jī chǎng

      航班大面积误班滞留机场

      Large swathes of flights are delayed, leaving nearly a thousand people stranded at the airport.

    • kè fú gōng zuò rén yuán duì wù bān fēi jī de shī wù shēn biǎo qiàn yì

      客服工作人员误班飞机失误歉意

      Customer service personnel have expressed sincere apologies for mistakes in work on the delayed flight.

Word usage

  • "误" and "班" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 因为堵车

      He was late because of the traffic jam.

    • He hasn’t been late even once.

Chinese words with pinyin wu ban