Chinese word

转班

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn bān

Meaning

  • verbswitch classes

Example

你为什么想要转班？nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng yào zhuǎn bān

Why do you want to switch classes?

Illustration for 转班 (switch classes)

More examples

我想转班，因为现在的课程不适合我。wǒ xiǎng zhuǎn bān yīn wèi xiàn zài de kè chéng bú shì hé wǒ

I want to switch classes because the current course is not suitable for me.

Core concept

A shift to a different class group within one school.

Common phrases

  • 想转班xiǎng zhuǎn bān

    want to switch classes

  • 申请转班shēn qǐng zhuǎn bān

    apply to switch classes

Similar words

换班huàn bān: Move to a different class group because the student wants to.
调班diào bān: Move a student to a different class group because the school or teacher arranges it.
转学zhuǎn xué: Transfer from the current school to another school.

Definition in Chinese

校方安排或学生申请，在同一学校内将学生从一个班级调往另一个班级。xiào fāng ān pái huò xué shēng shēn qǐng zài tóng yì xué xiào nèi jiāng xué shēng cóng yí gè bān jí diào wǎng lìng yí gè bān jí

Word origin

转班 (zhuǎnbān, "switch classes") is built from 转 (zhuǎn, "change or move") and 班 (bān, "class"), linking the idea of moving with a school class.

Usage tips

  • Class can mean a lesson or a group in English, whereas this word highlights the group a student belongs to, which separates it from changing one subject period.

Other meanings

  • class transfernoun

Related words

  • 转班申请zhuǎn bān shēn qǐngclass transfer applicationnoun
  • 转班手续zhuǎn bān shǒu xùclass transfer proceduresnoun

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