Definition
This is a four-character fixed expression (成语) meaning to work overtime. 加 means 'add', 班 means 'work shift', and 点 means 'hours'. It emphasizes working extra shifts and extra hours beyond the regular schedule. You can use it as a verb phrase, often followed by 地 as an adverb or by aspect markers like 了.
f.e.
to work overtimeto put in extra hours
Examples
- ，加班加点。Zuìjìn xiàngmù hěn jǐn, dàjiā dōu zài jiā bān jiā diǎn de gōngzuò.The project is very tight recently; everyone is working overtime.
- ，加班加点。Wèile wánchéng rènwu, tāmen jiā bān jiā diǎn le yī gè yuè.To complete the task, they worked overtime for a whole month.
- 加班加点，。Lǎobǎn yāoqiú wǒmen jiā bān jiā diǎn, yuángōng dōu hěn lèi.The boss demands that we work overtime, and the employees are all very tired.
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