to work overtime

jiā bān

j+iā·1st toneb+ān·1st tone

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I won't work overtime today.

今天我不加班。

Today I haven't dealt with the things I wanted to deal with; I'll have to work overtime again.

今天我要处理的事还没处理完，又要加班了。

My boss made me work overtime.

我的老闆要我加班。

In order to cut down on costs, the company refuses to allow employees to work overtime.

公司为了削减成本，拒绝让员工自行加班。

He was forced to work overtime.

他被迫加班。

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