班 bān — class, form (a group of classmates)
bān (first tone, high and level)ban1
class, form (a group of classmates)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounmeasureMeasure word 个
Meanings
class, form (a group of classmates)
The people, not the lesson: 我们班 is the group you sit with all year. The lesson itself is 课, and going to work is 上班.
nounscheduled run (of a bus, train or flight); shift
measure
Example sentences
- 我们班有三十个学生。我們班有三十個學生。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) bān (first tone, high and level) yǒu (third tone, dipping) sānshí (first tone, high and level) ge (neutral tone) xuésheng. (second tone, rising)···
There are thirty students in our class.
- 他坐下午的那班飞机去北京。他坐下午的那班飛機去北京。Tā (first tone, high and level) zuò (fourth tone, falling) xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) nà (fourth tone, falling) bān (first tone, high and level) fēijī (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng. (third tone, dipping)···
He is taking the afternoon flight to Beijing.
Common mistakes
Not quite我下午有班。
Correct我下午有课。
班 is the group of classmates or a shift at work, never the lesson. Students 上课 and have 课; employees 上班.