ByteDance Introduces New Work Schedule to Reduce "996" Overtime

Translation

Keywords

告别 - gàobié - to leave / to bid farewell to / to say good-bye to
减少 - jiǎnshǎo - to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower
加班 - jiābān - to work overtime
母公司 - mǔgōngsī - parent company
宣布 - xuānbù - to declare / to announce / to proclaim
使用 - shǐyòng - to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
包括 - bāokuò - to comprise / to include / to involve
科技 - kējì - science and technology
代表 - dàibiǎo - to represent / representative / delegate
员工 - yuángōng - staff / personnel / employee
自愿 - zìyuàn - voluntary
违法 - wéifǎ - illegal / to break the law
相似 - xiāngsì - to resemble / similar / like / resemblance / similarity
看法 - kànfǎ - way of looking at a thing / view / opinion
支持 - zhīchí - to be in favour of / to support / to back / support / backing
轻松 - qīngsōng - light / gentle / relaxed
费 - fèi - to cost / to spend / fee / expenses

Grammar

将 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "will / shall..." with "jiāng + Verb / Verb Phrase" (future tense)
字节跳动将告别996，减少加班
TikTok母公司字节跳动11月3日宣布将使用新的工作时间——1075，希望可以减少加班。

据... - Expressing "according to..." with "jù..."
据了解，快手和腾讯也做出了相似的决定。

Verb + 出(来) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
据了解，快手和腾讯也做出了相似的决定。

对于 + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "as far as sth is concerned / with regards to…" with "duìyú + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase" (usually emphasises the thing it is referring to)
对于减少加班时间这个问题，大家有不同的看法。

不过… - Expressing a softer "but..." with "bùguò…"
不过也有人认为，由于工作一直很多，如果工作时间减少的话，可能需要把做不完的工作带回家，而且还没有加班费。

由于… - Expressing a formal "due to / owing to…" with "yóuyú..."
不过也有人认为，由于工作一直很多，如果工作时间减少的话，可能需要把做不完的工作带回家，而且还没有加班费。

Grammar

將 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "will / shall..." with "jiāng + Verb / Verb Phrase" (future tense)
字節跳動將告別996，減少加班
TikTok母公司字節跳動11月3日宣布將使用新的工作時間——1075，希望可以減少加班。

據... - Expressing "according to..." with "jù..."
據了解，快手和騰訊也做出了相似的決定。

Verb + 出(來) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
據了解，快手和騰訊也做出了相似的決定。

對於 + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "as far as sth is concerned / with regards to…" with "duìyú + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase" (usually emphasises the thing it is referring to)
對於減少加班時間這個問題，大家有不同的看法。

不過… - Expressing a softer "but..." with "bùguò…"
不過也有人認為，由於工作一直很多，如果工作時間減少的話，可能需要把做不完的工作帶回家，而且還沒有加班費。

由於… - Expressing a formal "due to / owing to…" with "yóuyú..."
不過也有人認為，由於工作一直很多，如果工作時間減少的話，可能需要把做不完的工作帶回家，而且還沒有加班費。

Proper Nouns

字节跳动 - Zìjié Tiàodòng - ByteDance (Chinese Internet technology company)
最高人民法院 - Zuìgāo Rénmín Fǎyuàn - Supreme People's Court
快手 - Kuàishǒu - Kuaishou (Chinese social video sharing app)
腾讯 - Téngxùn - Tencent (Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate)

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