班
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bān · class, squad, team, work shift

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #1238
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-middle-rightCharacter structure

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王Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 班

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bānWords pronounced bān
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Example sentences

Notice where 班 sits in each complete thought.

Jīn tiān wǒ shì kāi chē shàng bān de.今天我是开车上班的。

Today I came to work by car.

Source: Tatoeba #844685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de xiōng dì hé wǒ zài yí gè bān jí.我的兄弟和我在一个班级。

My brother and I are in the same class.

Source: Tatoeba #5845656 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de háng bān wǎn diǎn le.我的航班晚点了。

My flight was delayed.

Source: Tatoeba #9594927 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de lǎo bǎn yào wǒ jiā bān.我的老闆要我加班。

My boss made me work overtime.

Source: Tatoeba #858947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì bān shàng zuì gāo de.他是班上最高的。

He is the tallest in his class.

Source: Tatoeba #9453429 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bàba bú shì měi tiān dōu zǒu lùshang bān de.我爸爸不是每天都走路上班的。

My father does not always walk to work.

Source: Tatoeba #395189 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 班 in context

  1. Say bān, then recall the core meaning: class, squad, team, work shift.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-middle-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 上班 (shàng bān), meaning “to go to work”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 班 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.