班 bān
“team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift”
noun, measure word, nameHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
班 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 304: 班 bān — Level 2; official annotation 2（5） (名、（量）). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 班
班 is an everyday noun meaning a school class or group (我们班有二十个学生) and a work shift (上班, 下班, 早班). It is also a measure word, both for scheduled runs of public transport counted by departure time rather than by vehicle (下一班火车, 第一班, 末班车) and for groups of people (一班学生).
例句Example sentences
- 我们班有二十个学生。wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí gè xué sheng.There are twenty students in our class.
- 下一班火车几点开？xià yì bān huǒ chē jǐ diǎn kāi?What time does the next train leave?
- 他今天上早班，六点就出门了。tā jīn tiān shàng zǎo bān, liù diǎn jiù chū mén le.He's on the early shift today, so he left home at six.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我去过北京一班。
✓我去过北京一次。
班 counts scheduled vehicles or groups of people, not repeated actions; use 次 for 'times'.
易混词Easily confused
班vs次
次 counts how many times an action happens (去过两次); 班 counts a scheduled run of a bus, train or flight, or a group of people.
义项All meanings
- Bān: surname Ban
- bān: team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles