Chinese word

班

Pronunciation

Pinyinbān

Meaning

  • nounclass

Example

他在班里很受欢迎。tā zài bān lǐ hěn shòu huān yíng

He is very popular in class.

Illustration for 班 (class)

More examples

我们班有二十个学生。wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí gè xué shēng

There are twenty students in our class.

Core concept

People arranged together as one unit for learning, work, or a scheduled turn.

Common phrases

  • 我们班wǒ men bān

    our class

  • 全班quán bān

    the entire class

  • 在班里zài bān lǐ

    in class

Similar words

班级bān jí: The formal name for a school class, usually showing its grade and number.
小组xiáo zǔ: A small team created for study, discussion, or a specific task.
组zǔ: An organized group of people working toward a shared purpose.

Definition in Chinese

在学校或组织中，为便于管理或完成任务而划分的人员组，可指学级中的一个班，也可指工作或活动中的小组或轮班。zài xué xiào huò zǔ zhī zhōng wèi biàn yú guán lǐ huò wán chéng rèn wù ér huà fēn de rén yuán zǔ kě zhǐ xué jí zhōng de yí gè bān yě kě zhǐ gōng zuò huò huó dòng zhōng de xiáo zǔ huò lún bān

Word origin

The character 班 (bān, "class") originally carried the idea of dividing something into parts, which developed into the idea of dividing people or duties into organized units.

Usage tips

  • Outside school, 班 (bān, "class") can name a work unit or duty period, so the surrounding words show whether it means people working together or people taking the same turn.

Other meanings

  • groupnoun
  • teamnoun

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