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HSK 3.0Vocab 2 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 班

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2.

Readings & Meanings

班has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

bān

class

class

n./mw.

3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 班

Work shift patterns

In words like 上班, 下班, 加班, and 值班, 班 (bān) refers to a work shift or duty period.

上班 • shàng bān • start work • HSK 2

HSK 2

6.

Example Sentences

Gōng公

sī司

měi每

tiān天

yǒu有

bān班

chē

Information

Pinyinbān

Meaningclass

Strokes10

Radical王

Traditional班

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#180

Zhuyinㄅㄢ

UnicodeU+73ED

CangjieMGILG

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shàng上

bān班

start work

下班 • xià bān • to finish work • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

xià下

bān班

to finish work

加班 • jiā bān • over work • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiā加

bān班

over work

值班 • zhí bān • be on duty • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhí值

bān班

be on duty

Group or shift categories

In words like 班级, 航班, 夜班, and 接班, 班 (bān) indicates a fixed group, class, or scheduled shift.

班级 • bān jí • class (group of students) • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

bān班

jí级

class (group of students)

航班 • háng bān • flight • HSK 4

HSK 4

háng航

bān班

flight

夜班 • yè bān • Night shift / graveyard shift • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yè夜

bān班

Night shift / graveyard shift

接班 • jiē bān • Take over (duty) / Succeed to the post • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiē接

bān班

Take over (duty) / Succeed to the post

车

jiē接

sòng送

yuán员

gōng工

。

The company has a shuttle bus to pick up and drop off employees every day.

wǒ我

men们

bān班

yǒu有

èr二

shí十

gè个

xué学

shēng生

。

There are twenty students in our class.

wǒ我

men们

bān班

jí级

yǒu有

sān三

shí十

míng名

xué学

shēng生

。

Our class has thirty students.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shang上

bā八

diǎn点

shàng上

bān班

。

I start work at eight o'clock every morning.

lǎo老

shī师

biǎo表

yáng扬

le了

quán全

bān班

zài在

kǎo考

shì试

zhōng中

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

。

The teacher praised the whole class for their performance in the exam.

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般bānkind, sort, type, manner
拌bànto mix, to stir
搬bānto move
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璇xuanfine jade; star
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