No. 673 in Chinese
班
"班" means "class" or "group."
In a sentence
我们的班上有20个学生。
There are 20 students in our class.
Here, '班' means 'class', suggesting a group or cohort of students within a school or program.
我每天早上坐八点的班车。
I take the 8 AM shuttle bus every morning.
In this sentence, '班' is used as part of '班车', which means 'shuttle bus' or 'a scheduled route vehicle', showing an association with a fixed schedule.
他刚被提升为班长。
He was just promoted to class monitor.
The word '班' in '班长' indicates a managing role within a defined group, often like a leader or captain.
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