班

• 拼音: bān
• 汉字拆解: 班 = 王 (jade) + 刂 (knife) + 王 (jade) — dividing jade into equal parts, hence 'group'

含义

Class; shift; scheduled service. A group of students, a work shift, or a regularly scheduled bus or train.

Most commonly refers to a class of students (我们班, our class). Also used as a measure word for scheduled transport (下一班车, the next bus). In work contexts, 上班 means 'go to work' and 下班 means 'get off work'.

例句

1. 我们班有三十个学生。
2. 你在几班？
3. 下一班车几点来？

用法指南

语境: school, work, transportation

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们班的同学都很好。(The classmates in our class are all great.)
• 你每天几点上班？(What time do you go to work every day?)

错误说法

• 我在一个班学习 when meaning a single lesson (班 is a group, not a single lesson — use 课 for individual lessons)

起源与历史

The character shows two pieces of jade (王 doubled) separated by a knife (刂), originally meaning 'to distribute equally' — hence dividing people into classes or groups.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal