"on call" in Chinese (Simplified)

待命

Definition

“待命”指某人在正常工作时间以外，随时待命以应对工作或紧急情况的需求。

通常用于医疗、技术等紧急行业（如“医生待命”），表示人不一定在工作，但要随时准备被召唤。不同于“值班”，后者指的是正在工作中。

The doctor is on call tonight.

医生今晚**待命**。

My dad is on call this weekend.

我爸爸这个周末**待命**。

Nurses are on call at night in hospitals.

护士在医院夜间**待命**。

I'm on call this week, so I might have to leave suddenly if there's an emergency.

我这周**待命**，所以如果有紧急情况可能要突然离开。

Even when she's home, she's still on call in case the company needs her.

即使在家，她也还是**待命**，公司如果需要她可以随时联系。

He hates being on call because his phone might ring at any hour.

他讨厌**待命**，因为手机随时可能响。