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班长

bān zhǎng · ban zhang

Traditional 班長

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. class monitor
  2. squad leader
  3. team leader
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Nobody wants it

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)班(bān)要(yào)选(xuǎn)班长(bānzhǎng)了(le)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)吗(ma)？

    Our class is choosing a monitor. Do you want to be it?

  2. Dengdeng

    班长(bānzhǎng)要(yào)做(zuò)很多(hěnduō)事(shì)吧(ba)？

    The class monitor has a lot to do, right?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，要(yào)收(shōu)作业(zuòyè)，还(hái)要(yào)管(guǎn)同学(tóngxué)。

    Yes, you collect homework and look after classmates.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)当(dāng)班长(bānzhǎng)了(le)，你(nǐ)当(dāng)吧(ba)。

    Then I will not be the monitor. You do it.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)？那(nà)我(wǒ)来(lái)当(dāng)班长(bānzhǎng)吧(ba)！

    Neither of you wants it? Then I will be the monitor!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

上(shàng)大(dà)学(xué)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，小(xiǎo)王(wáng)担(dān)任(rèn)过(guò)班(bān)长(zhǎng)。

Whilst at university, Xiaowang held the post of class monitor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

班(bān)长(zhǎng)每(měi)天(tiān)负(fù)责(zé)点(diǎn)名(míng)和(hé)收(shōu)作(zuò)业(yè)。

The class monitor is responsible for taking attendance and collecting homework every day.

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班
bān

team; class; grade; (military) squad

长
cháng

length; long

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