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title: "Zhiban Meaning: 值班 (zhíbān) Means “to be on duty”"
description: "值班 (zhíbān) means “to be on duty”. Hear its tones, see what 值 and 班 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 值班 mean?

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值班 zhíbān

## to be on duty

## Its characters

1. 值 zhí to be on duty (as in 值班)
2. 班 bān shift

## In a sentence

今天晚上轮到我值班。 It's my turn to be on duty tonight.

[More about 值班](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%80%BC%E7%8F%AD)

## More words with 值 or 班

- [班级 bānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banji)
- [班味 bānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banwei)
- [充值 chōngzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzhi)
- [航班 hángbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangban)
- [加班 jiābān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaban)
- [价值 jiàzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazhi)
- [价值观 jiàzhíguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazhiguan)
- [上班 shàngbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangban)
- [升值 shēngzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengzhi)
- [市值 shìzhí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizhi)

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