接班

jiē bān

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to take over (from those working the previous shift)
2. to take over (in a leadership role etc)
3. to succeed sb

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 交班 jiāo bān 交班 jiāo bān to hand over to the next workshift shift handover: to hand over to the next workshift

Related words

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• 接手 jiē shǒu 接手 jiē shǒu to take over (duties etc) take over a task: to take over (duties etc)

Synonyms

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• 接任 jiē rèn 接任 jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) succeed in a position: to take over (as minister, manager etc)
• 继任 jì rèn 继任 jì rèn to succeed sb in a job succeed in a role: to succeed sb in a job

Usage notes

Collocations

接班 is often used with 人 to mean "successor", as in 接班人.

Common mistakes

接班 cannot be used to mean "pick someone up from a place"; use 接 for that.

Example Sentences

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他下个月就要 接班 当经理了。

He will take over as manager next month.

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Words Containing 接班

• 接班人 接班人 jiē bān rén: successor
• 交接班 交接班 jiāo jiē bān: to change shift
• 转接班机 转接班机 zhuǎn jiē bān jī: connecting flight

Child Words of 接班

• 接 接 jiē: to receive
• 班 班 bān: team