Chinese word

培训班

Pronunciation

Pinyinpéi xùn bān

Meaning

  • nountraining course

Example

我报名了一个培训班，下周开始。wǒ bào míng le yí gè péi xùn bān xià zhōu kāi shǐ

I signed up for a training course that starts next week.

Illustration for 培训班 (training course)

More examples

公司为新员工举办了一个培训班。gōng sī wèi xīn yuán gōng jǔ bàn le yí gè péi xùn bān

The company held a training course for new employees.

Core concept

A scheduled learning unit where people train together toward a particular ability through organized instruction and practice.

Common phrases

  • 举办培训班jǔ bàn péi xùn bān

    hold a training course

  • 报名培训班bào míng péi xùn bān

    sign up for a training course

  • 参加培训班cān jiā péi xùn bān

    attend a training course

Similar words

培训péi xùn: An organized educational activity for building skills or gaining knowledge.
课程kè chéng: A group of connected lessons that follows a planned learning sequence.
讲座jiǎng zuò: A public teaching session focused on one subject and led by a lecturer or expert.
辅导班fú dǎo bān: A small group class that adds to school lessons or helps with exam study.

Definition in Chinese

通常为短期的集中教学或训练，以班级为单位组织、面向某项技能或知识的系统性培训课程。tōng cháng wèi duǎn qī de jí zhōng jiào xué huò xùn liàn yǐ bān jí wèi dān wèi zǔ zhī miàn xiàng mǒu xiàng jì néng huò zhī shí de xì tǒng xìng péi xùn kè chéng

Word origin

培训班 (péixùnbān, "training class") is formed from 培训 (péixùn, "training") and 班 (bān, "class"), linking ability development with a group organized for study.

Usage tips

  • English workshop often suggests a single event, but this word can refer to a short series of lessons, so the schedule matters more than the label alone.

Other meanings

  • workshopnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 培训师péi xùn shītrainernoun
  • 培训中心péi xùn zhōng xīntraining centernoun

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