Chinese word

班次

Pronunciation

Pinyinbān cì

Meaning

  • nounnumber of services

Example

节假日期间这趟车的班次增加了。jié jià rì qī jiān zhè tàng chē de bān cì zēng jiā le

This train runs more services during holidays.

Illustration for 班次 (number of services)

More examples

请查看今天列车的班次和发车时间。qǐng chá kàn jīn tiān liè chē de bān cì hé fā chē shí jiān

Please check today's train services and departure times.

Core concept

A scheduled run on a route, viewed either as one departure or as part of the route's total timetable provision.

Common phrases

  • 班次表bān cì biǎo

    service timetable

  • 增加班次zēng jiā bān cì

    increase the number of services

  • 调整班次tiáo zhěng bān cì

    adjust the number of services

Similar words

车次chē cì: A service number used to identify a train or long-distance bus departure.
航班háng bān: A regular flight operated by an airline between set destinations.
班车bān chē: A bus or shared vehicle that runs regularly at set times or along a set route.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某一时段内某条线路按时刻表安排的列车、航班或班车的运行次数，也可指时刻表中某一具体的单次运行。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu yì shí duàn nèi mǒu tiáo xiàn lù àn shí kè biǎo ān pái de liè chē háng bān huò bān chē de yùn xíng cì shù yě kě zhǐ shí kè biǎo zhōng mǒu yí jù tǐ de dān cì yùn xíng

Word origin

班 (bān, "group or shift") + 次 (cì, "time or occurrence") combines an organized unit with one occurrence to name each scheduled run and the number of such runs.

Usage tips

  • In travel notices, this noun counts scheduled runs rather than vehicles, so a route can have more of them without having more buses or planes.

Other meanings

  • departuresnoun
  • operating frequencynoun

Related words

  • 班次表bān cì biǎoservice timetablenoun

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