科班

Traditional form:

科班

Pinyin (reading):

kēbān

Definitions:

• (old) school for Chinese opera
• formal professional education or training

Characters:

• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science
• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift

Traditional characters:

• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science
• 班 - class, squad, team, work shift