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CHINESE CHARACTER

bān

班

班

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measure word (events)

Numbered pinyin
ban1
English meanings
m.[event]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–middle–right structure

Left–middle–right arrangement: left 王; middle 刂; right 王.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿲王刂王

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒmen我们bān班yǒu有èr二shí十gè个xuésheng学生。

    There are twenty students in our class.

  2. 02

    wǒ我zuò坐zǎo早bān班chēshàng车上bān班。

    I take the early bus to work.

  3. 03

    tā他zài在yī一jiā家gōngsī公司shàngbān上班。

    He works at a company.

  4. 04

    zhè这bān班fēijī飞机wǎndiǎn晚点le了。

    This flight is delayed.

  5. 05

    wǒ我xiàbān下班hòu后qù去jiànshēn健身。

    I go to the gym after work.

  6. 06

    měi每gè个bān班dōu都yǒu有yī一míng名lǎoshī老师。

    Each class has a teacher.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 上班
  • 下班
  • 值班
  • 加班
  • 培训班
  • 夜班
  • 接班
  • 接班人
  • 班级
  • 班长
  • 航班
  • 西班牙语