Meaning of 班级
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- class (group of students)
- grade (in school)
How to use 班级
班级 refers to a class as a group of students, not a single lesson. It often appears in school settings and formal descriptions. Example: 我们班级有三十个学生。(Wǒmen bānjí yǒu sānshí gè xuésheng.) Our class has thirty students.
班 (bān) means a group or shift, like in 上班 (shàngbān), and 级 (jí) means a level or grade, like in 年级 (niánjí). Put them together and you get a group of students at one level: a class.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 班级 for a lesson or a class period, but for that you say 课 (kè), as in 我有一节课 (wǒ yǒu yì jié kè). Also do not confuse 班级 with 年级 (niánjí), which is the whole school year or grade, such as third grade.
班级 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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班 bān · team · 10 strokes
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级 jí · level · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 班级.
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor; squad leader |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 中级 | zhōngjí | middle level (in a hierarchy) |
| 超级 | chāojí | super-; ultra- |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary |
| 航班 | hángbān | (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing |
| 加班 | jiābān | to work overtime |
| 培训班 | péixùnbān | training class |
| 上级 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors |
Questions about 班级
What does 班级 mean?
班级 (bānjí) means "class (group of students); grade (in school)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 班级?
班级 is made of 2 characters: 班 (10 strokes), 级 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 班级 an HSK word?
Yes. 班级 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 班级 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 班级 is written 班級.
What is the difference between 班 and 班级?
In everyday speech people usually just say 班, as in 我们班 (wǒmen bān) for our class. 班级 is more formal and common in written language, school notices, and compound terms like 班级活动 (bānjí huódòng), class activities.
How do I say which class someone is in?
Combine grade and class number with 年级 and 班, for example 三年级二班 (sān niánjí èr bān), Grade 3, Class 2. You would not normally use 班级 in this pattern.