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大夜班

Mandarin · pinyin dà yè bān

graveyard shift; late night shift

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
班: bān · class, group, grade; squad; job

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4–4–1 · da4 ye4 ban1

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noun

graveyard shift; night shift (lasting whole night, such as 00:00-08:00)

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