The Chinese word 班 means “class” or “team” and is commonly used to refer to a group of people who work or study together. For example, in a school setting, 班 can be used to refer to a specific class of students, such as 一年级班 which means “first grade class”. In a workplace, 班 can be used to refer to a shift or work schedule, such as 白班 which means “day shift” or 夜班 which means “night shift”.
Translation
Noun: class, team, squad
Measure Word: for groups, rankings, etc.
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我们的班有三十个学生 | wǒmen de bān yǒu sānshí gè xuéshēng | Our class has thirty students |
| 明天早上我要去开班会 | míngtiān zǎoshang wǒ yào qù kāi bān huì | I have to attend a class meeting tomorrow morning |
| 我们的班主任是一个非常好的老师 | wǒmen de bān zhǔ rèn shì yīgè fēicháng hǎo de lǎoshī | Our class teacher is a very good teacher |
| 今天下午我们要去实验室上班 | jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen yào qù shíyàn shì shàng bān | We have to go to the laboratory to work this afternoon |
| 我们的班级每周要开一次英语角 | wǒmen de bān jí měi zhōu yào kāi yī cì yīngyǔ jiǎo | Our class holds an English corner once a week |
| 我们班的同学都很努力学习 | wǒmen bān de tóngxué dōu hěn nǔlì xuéxí | The students in our class are all working hard to study |
| 我们班的学生来自不同的国家 | wǒmen bān de xuéshēng láizì bùtóng de guójiā | The students in our class come from different countries |
HSK
班 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1.
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