Chinese word

首班

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǒu bān

Meaning

  • nounfirst bus

Example

今天的首班车几点发车？jīn tiān de shǒu bān chē jí diǎn fā chē

What time does the first bus leave today?

Illustration for 首班 (first bus)

More examples

为了赶首班车，我必须六点起床。wèi le gǎn shǒu bān chē wǒ bì xū liù diǎn qǐ chuáng

To catch the first bus, I must get up at six.

Core concept

A route's daily opening service, before its later departures begin.

Common phrases

  • 首班车shǒu bān chē

    first bus

  • 坐首班车zuò shǒu bān chē

    take the first bus

  • 赶首班车gǎn shǒu bān chē

    catch the first bus

Similar words

首班车shǒu bān chē: The first bus or train service to run on a route each day.
头班车tóu bān chē: An everyday spoken term for the first bus or train service of the day.
始发列车shǐ fā liè chē: A train or service that departs from its starting station.

Definition in Chinese

某条线路在一天中最先发出的车次或航班，通常指当天第一次开出的班次。mǒu tiáo xiàn lù zài yì tiān zhōng zuì xiān fā chū de chē cì huò háng bān tōng cháng zhǐ dàng tiān dì yí cì kāi chū de bān cì

Word origin

首班 (shǒubān, "first service") joins 首 (shǒu, "first") to 班 (bān, "scheduled service"), giving a compact name to the service that opens the day's schedule.

Usage tips

  • The same term applies across buses, trains, and flights, with the surrounding noun or context identifying the type of transport when needed.

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