上下班 shàngxiàbān to go to and leave work Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 上 shàng verb to attend to go to school or work; to be at a scheduled activity下 xià verbnoun to finish to leave or finish work or school班 bān noun shift a scheduled period of work; a duty; also refers to being on duty in phrases like 上班 shàngbān or 下班 xiàbān