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班 (baan1) — withdraw (troops); manoeuvre in Cantonese

baanˉ¹班
Mandarin Pinyin: ban1

Meaning of 班

nounwithdraw (troops); manoeuvre
nounscheduled runs/flights
nounclass; team; group; squad; grade
nounshift; duty; work
noun(noun) (of transportation schedules of bus, flights etc.) 1. number of runs (slang) to call (for a group of gang)

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Example Sentences with 班

我往常都是步行去上班。
I used to go to work on foot.
班山賊奸淫擄掠無惡不作
The gang of bandits rapes and pillages, and commits all kinds of atrocities.
這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.
昇咗職記得要帶挈班兄弟
Remember to treat your fellow brothers when you get your promotion!
乜咁錯蕩嚟探班呀
What brings you here today to visit me at my office?
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Words Containing 班

芒果班戟mong1 gwo2 baan1 gik1
mango pancake
西班牙人sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4
a Spanish person
上班soeng5 baan1
to go to work. | Cant.: 返工
未夠班mei6 gau3 baan1
not good enough, incompetent [Syn.] 唔夠班
首班車sau2 baan1 ce1
the first bus, metro [Syn.] 頭班車
班賴baan3 laai1
clever, smart, intelligent, skillful, capable {Malaysia and Singapore usage}
同班同學tung4 baan1 tung4 hok6
classmate
一年班jat1 nin4 baan1
first form
值班zik6 baan1
to be on duty
一班人jat1 baan1 jan4
a group of people; a small body of people working together
班派字baan1 paai3 zi6
generation name
班底baan1 dai2
ordinary members of theatrical troupe

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