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班
bān
Description
“班”常常用来说学校里的一群学生，比如你的同学都在同一个班。
"班" is often used to refer to a group of students in a school, like your classmates all being in the same 班.
它也可以指工作的时间，比如“上班”就是去工作。
It can also mean a work shift, for example, "上班" means going to work.
Meanings
班bān
class (group of students)
我们班有三十个学生。
There are thirty students in our class.
班bān
work shift; duty period
他今天上晚班。
He is working the night shift today.
班bān
measure word for scheduled transport or groups
下一班车几点来？
What time does the next bus arrive?
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
班 means a class as a group of people; 课 means a lesson or lecture.
- Etymology
originally meant to divide or arrange; extended to organized groups and shifts.
In videos
“有点像是好像他在上班，我去探班的时候。”
“因为你休假的时候都是我代班做塔可啊，”
“我想今晚就班”
“语言、文化、一些舞蹈班、一些书法班”
“双唇班报必百波”
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