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班

bān

1. measure word classifier: crews, groups of people

   他带出了一班能干的徒弟。

   Tā dài chū le yī bān nénggàn de túdì.

   He trained up a capable group of apprentices.

2. measure word classifier: scheduled runs of transport

   最后一班地铁是十一点。

   Zuìhòu yī bān dìtiě shì shíyī diǎn.

   The last subway train is at eleven.

3. noun class; work shift

   我们班有二十个学生。

   Wǒmen bān yǒu èrshí gè xuésheng.

   There are twenty students in our class.

4. verb to withdraw troops (mostly in idioms, as in 班师回朝)

   军官率领部队班师回朝。

   Jūnguān shuàilǐng bùduì bān shī huí cháo.

   The officer led his troops to return in triumph.

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