Chinese word dictionary

班主任

bān zhǔ rèn · teacher in charge of a class

Practice word

Word information

Simplified班主任

Traditional班主任

Pinyinbān zhǔ rèn

Part of speechn

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

班bān

class, squad, team, work shift

主zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord

任rèn

to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

How to learn 班主任

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

上班shàngbān

to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

下班xiàbān

to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)

班bān

surname Ban; team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

班级bānjí

class (group of students); grade (in school)

主要zhǔyào

main; principal; major; primary

航班hángbān

(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing