Usage of the character 班

team; class; grade
(military) squad
work shift
CL:個／个 (gè)
classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

Bān

班

[班]

surname Ban

tànbān

探班

[探班]

to check on sb at his workplace
to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors

bānzi

班子

[班子]

organized group
theatrical troupe

zuòbān

坐班

[坐班]

to work office hours
on duty

hángbān

航班

[航班]

(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing

lǐngbān

领班

[領班]

supervisor
foreman
head waiter or waitress

bāntái

班台

[班檯]

office desk

páibān

排班

[排班]

to arrange (shifts, runs, classes etc) in order

bānchē

班车

[班車]

regular bus (service)

biānbān

编班

[編班]

to group students into classes
to divide people (staff members etc) into groups

Lǔ Bān

鲁班

[魯班]

Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry

Bān Gù

班固

[班固]

Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書／汉书

rìbān

日班

[日班]

day shift

bānshī

班师

[班師]

to withdraw troops from the front
to return in triumph

Bānzhú

班竹

[班竹]

Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)

chābān

插班

[插班]

to join a class partway through the course

bānzhǎng

班长

[班長]

class monitor
squad leader
team leader
CL:個／个 (gè)

xiàbān

下班

[下班]

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

jiābān

加班

[加班]

to work overtime

zǎobān

早班

[早班]

early shift; morning work shift

yábān

牙班

[牙班]

dental plaque

bānqī

班期

[班期]

schedule (for flights, voyages etc)

jiēbān

接班

[接班]

to take over (from those working the previous shift)
to take over (in a leadership role etc)
to succeed sb

bānbái

班白

[班白]

variant of 斑白 (bānbái)

yèbān

夜班

[夜班]

night shift

juānbān

捐班

[捐班]

to contribute

bānjī

班机

[班機]

airliner
(regular) flight (CL:趟 (tàng),次 (cì),班 (bān))

bānjí

班级

[班級]

class (group of students)
grade (in school)

Bānjí

班吉

[班吉]

Bangui, capital of Central African Republic

bānlún

班轮

[班輪]

regular passenger or cargo ship
regular steamship service

báibān

白班

[白班]

day shift

tìbān

替班

[替班]

to act as substitute
to fill in for sb

Débān

德班

[德班]

Durban (city in South Africa)

bāncǎo

班草

[班草]

the most handsome boy in the class

qiàobān

翘班

[翹班]

to skip work
to sneak out of work early

bāndài

班代

[班代]

(Tw) class representative
class president

huànbān

换班

[換班]

to change shift
the next work shift
to relieve (a workman on the previous shift)
to take over the job

shàngbān

上班

[上班]

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

Bānchán

班禅

[班禪]

Panchen (Lama)
abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼／班禅额尔德尼 ( Bānchán Eěrdéní)

bāntū

班秃

[班禿]

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

bānzǔ

班组

[班組]

group or team (in factories etc)

dàibān

代班

[代班]

(Tw) to take over sb's job; to substitute for

liúbān

留班

[留班]

to repeat a year in school

wěibān

尾班

[尾班]

last service (of train, bus, boat etc)

dàbān

大班

[大班]

tai-pan
business executive
foreign business manager
top class of kindergarten or school grade

bānhuā

班花

[班花]

the prettiest girl in the class

kuàibān

快班

[快班]

advanced stream (in school)
express (train, bus etc)

dǐngbān

顶班

[頂班]

to take over sb else's job
to substitute for

bānzhǔ

班主

[班主]

leader of a theatrical troupe

bānshàng

班上

[班上]

(in the) class

bāndǐ

班底

[班底]

ordinary members of theatrical troupe

dāngbān

当班

[當班]

to work one's shift

bānxiàn

班线

[班線]

route (of a bus etc)

dǎobān

倒班

[倒班]

to change shifts
to work in turns

bānfáng

班房

[班房]

jail

bānhuì

班会

[班會]

class meeting (in schools)

zhíbān

值班

[值班]

to work a shift
on duty

bānbèi

班辈

[班輩]

seniority in the family
pecking order

qiāobān

跷班

[蹺班]

see 翹班／翘班 (qiàobān)

tuōbān

托班

[托班]

after-school program

bāndǎo

班导

[班導]

(Tw) teacher in charge of a class
homeroom teacher

bàobān

报班

[報班]

to sign up for a class

Bānmǎ

班玛

[班瑪]

Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Bānshí

班什

[班什]

Binche (Belgian city)

Bāngē

班戈

[班戈]

Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

gēnbān

跟班

[跟班]

attendant
footman (servant)

wǎnbān

晚班

[晚班]

night shift

mànbān

慢班

[慢班]

remedial stream (in school)

lúnbān

轮班

[輪班]

shift working

Bānjī

班基

[班基]

Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (Tw)

bānbó

班驳

[班駁]

variant of 斑駁／斑驳 (bānbó)

tuōbān

脱班

[脫班]

behind schedule
late

quánbān

全班

[全班]

the whole class

fēnbān

分班

[分班]

to divide people into groups, teams, squads etc

jiāobān

交班

[交班]

to hand over to the next workshift

Bān Chāo

班超

[班超]

Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man

bāncì

班次

[班次]

grade
class number (in school)
flight or run number
flight or run (seen as an item)
shift (work period)

chángbān

长班

[長班]

(old) footman
servant

tóngbān

同班

[同班]

to be in the same class
to be in the same squad
classmate

bānzhǔrèn

班主任

[班主任]

teacher in charge of a class

Bānkèxī

班克西

[班克西]

Banksy (British street artist)

Bānzhū'ěr

班珠尔

[班珠爾]

Banjul, capital of Gambia

bānjìdé

班纪德

[班紀德]

pancetta (Italian belly)
salted spiced dried pork belly

sùchéngbān

速成班

[速成班]

intensive course
crash course

bānbèir

班辈儿

[班輩兒]

seniority in the family
pecking order

báibānr

白班儿

[白班兒]

day shift

zuòbānfáng

坐班房

[坐班房]

to be in prison

tǎolùnbān

讨论班

[討論班]

seminar
workshop

shàngbānzú

上班族

[上班族]

office workers (as social group)

jiēbānrén

接班人

[接班人]

successor

Tǎlìbān

塔利班

[塔利班]

the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

Bānbólì

班伯利

[班伯利]

Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia

bāndǎoshī

班导师

[班導師]

(Tw) teacher in charge of a class
homeroom teacher

Bānyǎmíng

班雅明

[班雅明]

Benjamin (name)

bānzhuóqín

班卓琴

[班卓琴]

banjo (loanword)

Bānbólǐ

班伯里

[班伯里]

Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia
Banbury, town in Oxfordshire, England

ānqīnbān

安亲班

[安親班]

after-school program (Tw)

mòbānchē

末班车

[末班車]

last bus or train
last chance

dānbānkè

单班课

[單班課]

individual lesson
one-on-one class

Bāngēxiàn

班戈县

[班戈縣]

Baingoin county, Tibetan: Dpal mgon rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

péixùnbān

培训班

[培訓班]

training class

fàngniúbān

放牛班

[放牛班]

class of underachievers
dunces' class (Tw)

duǎnxùnbān

短训班

[短訓班]

short training course

shàngxiàbān

上下班

[上下班]

to start and finish work

xuéqiánbān

学前班

[學前班]

preschool

jiǎngxíbān

讲习班

[講習班]

instructional workshop

sānbāndǎo

三班倒

[三班倒]

three-shift system (work rostering)

Bānmǎxiàn

班玛县

[班瑪縣]

Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州 ( Guǒluòzhōu), Qinghai

Bānkèsī

班克斯

[班克斯]

Banks (surname)
Banksy (UK artist)

jiāojiēbān

交接班

[交接班]

to change shift

bǔxíbān

补习班

[補習班]

cram class
cram school
evening classes

tìbānr

替班儿

[替班兒]

erhua variant of 替班 (tìbān)

zǎozǎobān

早早班

[早早班]

preschool group for kids aged three or less
(Tw) work shift starting around daybreak

bānwùhuì

班务会

[班務會]

a routine meeting of a squad
team or class

hángbānbiǎo

航班表

[航班表]

flight schedule

zīyōubān

资优班

[資優班]

(Tw) class composed of gifted students

jiābānfèi

加班费

[加班費]

overtime pay

Bāndá Hǎi

班达海

[班達海]

Banda Sea, in the East Indian Archipelago

chàngshībān

唱诗班

[唱詩班]

choir

Xībānyá

西班牙

[西班牙]

Spain

zǎobānr

早班儿

[早班兒]

erhua variant of 早班 (zǎobān)

tuōguǎnbān

托管班

[托管班]

after-school program

fǔdǎobān

辅导班

[輔導班]

tutorial class
remedial class
preparatory course

bānjīngxiāngduì

班荆相对

[班荊相對]

to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)

Bāntúsītǎn

班图斯坦

[班圖斯坦]

Bantustan

ànbùjiùbān

按步就班

[按步就班]

variant of 按部就班 (ànbùjiùbān)

zhídáhángbān

直达航班

[直達航班]

direct flight

Mǐlìbāndé

米利班德

[米利班德]

Milliband (name)
Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Bānchán Lǎma

班禅喇嘛

[班禪喇嘛]

Panchen Lama

Gélínsībān

格林斯班

[格林斯班]

Alan Greenspan (1926-), US economist

shàngbānshíjiān

上班时间

[上班時間]

working hours; office hours

cǎotáibānzi

草台班子

[草臺班子]

small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages
(fig.) makeshift band of individuals
rough and ready outfit

Bùlǐsībān

布里斯班

[布里斯班]

Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia

mínhángbānjī

民航班机

[民航班機]

civilian plane
commercial flight

Bāndáyàqí

班达亚齐

[班達亞齊]

Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province of Indonesia in northwest Sumatra

chángtàibiānbān

常态编班

[常態編班]

see 常態分班／常态分班 (chángtàifēnbān)

tóngbāntóngxué

同班同学

[同班同學]

classmate

Dùjiābānnà

杜嘉班纳

[杜嘉班納]

Dolce & Gabbana (fashion)

Xībānyáwén

西班牙文

[西班牙文]

Spanish (language)

zhuǎnjiēbānjī

转接班机

[轉接班機]

connecting flight

Xībānyárén

西班牙人

[西班牙人]

Spaniard
Spanish person

yuánbānrénmǎ

原班人马

[原班人馬]

original cast
former team

chángtàifēnbān

常态分班

[常態分班]

(Tw) grouping of students into classes of mixed ability

Bānménnòngfǔ

班门弄斧

[班門弄斧]

to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)

Xībānyágǎng

西班牙港

[西班牙港]

Port-of-Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago

Xībānyáyǔ

西班牙语

[西班牙語]

Spanish language

Bānjiāluó'ěr

班加罗尔

[班加羅爾]

Bangalore, capital of southwest Indian state Karnataka 卡納塔克邦／卡纳塔克邦 ( Kǎnàtǎkèbāng)

biānbānkǎoshì

编班考试

[編班考試]

placement test

ànbùjiùbān

按部就班

[按部就班]

(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine

yōngrénlǐngbān

佣人领班

[傭人領班]

butler

Běi Bùlābāntè

北布拉班特

[北布拉班特]

Noord Brabant, Netherlands

Bānchán Eěrdéní

班禅额尔德尼

[班禪額爾德尼]

Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama
abbr. to 班禪／班禅 ( Bānchán)

Aīdé· Mǐlìbāndé

埃德·米利班德

[埃德·米利班德]

Ed Milliband, UK labor politician, opposition leader from 2010

Dàwèi· Mǐlìbāndé

大卫·米利班德

[大衛·米利班德]

David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

Gǔ'ěrbāntōnggǔtè Shāmò

古尔班通古特沙漠

[古爾班通古特沙漠]

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang