How to pronounce shang ban (上班) in Chinese
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上班
shàng bān
Characters & meanings
used in 上声
surname Ban
Common mistake
Falling + high (4-1): shàng drops, then bān pops back up to a level high — the rebound pattern; also note b has no puff of air, unlike p.
Example sentence
我八点上班。
Wǒ bā diǎn shàngbān.
I start work at eight.
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