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title: "Jiaban Meaning: 加班 (jiābān) Means “to work overtime”"
description: "加班 (jiābān) means “to work overtime”. Hear its tones, see what 加 and 班 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 加班 mean?

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加班 jiābān

## to work overtime

## Its characters

1. 加 jiā to add
2. 班 bān class

## In a sentence

我今天晚上要加班。 I have to work overtime tonight.

小芳在公司**加班**到九点。

From [不是我的蛋糕 · Not my cake](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/not-my-cake#library-word-5-7)

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## More words with 加 or 班

- [班级 bānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banji)
- [班味 bānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banwei)
- [参加 cānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canjia)
- [附加 fùjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fujia)
- [更加 gèngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gengjia)
- [航班 hángbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangban)
- [加倍 jiābèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiabei)
- [加工 jiāgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiagong)
- [加快 jiākuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiakuai)
- [加盟 jiāméng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiameng)

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