---
title: "Yeban Meaning: 夜班 (yèbān) Means “night shift”"
description: "夜班 (yèbān) means “night shift”. Hear its tones, see what 夜 and 班 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yeban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 夜班 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

夜班 yèbān

## night shift

## Its characters

1. 夜 yè night
2. 班 bān shift

## In a sentence

我这周上夜班。 I'm working the night shift this week.

我随便拿起几张：有的提醒**夜班**别忘了锁后门，有的说今天的关东煮太咸，还有一张只写了两个字：辛苦。

From [饼干盒 · The biscuit tin full of notes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-biscuit-tin-full-of-notes#library-word-168-170)

[More about 夜班](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%9C%E7%8F%AD)

## More words with 夜 or 班

- [熬夜 áoyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aoye)
- [班级 bānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banji)
- [班味 bānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banwei)
- [半夜 bànyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banye)
- [航班 hángbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangban)
- [加班 jiābān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaban)
- [上班 shàngbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangban)
- [深夜 shēnyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenye)
- [下班 xiàbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaban)
- [夜间 yèjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yejian)

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