班级 bān jí
“class (group of students); grade (in school)”
noun2021 list level 3Traditional 班級
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
班级 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 507: 班级 bānjí — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 92
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 班级
A noun meaning "class" as a group of students in a school, e.g. 我们班级有四十个学生. It is a more formal, written-style word; in speech people usually just say 班 (我们班). Use it for class activities and class matters: 班级活动, 班级比赛.
例句Example sentences
- 我们班级一共有四十个学生。wǒ men bān jí yí gòng yǒu sì shí gè xué sheng.There are forty students in our class altogether.
- 下周学校要举行班级篮球比赛。xià zhōu xué xiào yào jǔ xíng bān jí lán qiú bǐ sài.Next week the school will hold a class basketball competition.
- 她负责组织班级的春游活动。tā fù zé zǔ zhī bān jí de chūn yóu huó dòng.She is in charge of organizing the class's spring outing.
易混词Easily confused
班级vs班
班 is the short, everyday word used in speech and in class names (三班, 我们班); 班级 refers to the class as a group or unit and sounds more formal, often used in school documents and 班级活动/班级管理.