Definition
交班 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to hand over one's shift'. The first character 交 ('to hand over') and the second 班 ('shift') can be split, inserting aspect markers like 了, 过, or a complement: 交了班 ('handed over the shift'), 交过班 ('have handed over'). You do not use a direct object after 交班 because 班 already functions as the object; instead, specify the context or the person via a prepositional phrase.
v.o.
to hand over one's shiftto do a shift handover
Examples
- 交班。Tāmen měitiān xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn jiāo bān.They hand over the shift at 5 PM every day.
- ，。Wǒ yǐjīng jiāo guò bān le, xiànzài kěyǐ zǒu le.I've already handed over the shift; I can leave now.
- 交班。jiāo bān zhīqián yídìng yào quèrèn suǒyǒu jìlù dōu xiě wán le.Before the shift handover, make sure all records are written.
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