早班儿 zǎobānr morning shift Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 早班 zǎobān noun morning shift early shift; the earliest work period of the day when working in shifts儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.