n. (Hira=はん) group, party; section

n. (Trad=班, Pinyin=ban1) team, class, shift, duty, rank, squad, body

(Trad=班, Pinyin=ban1) measure word for buses

adj. (Trad=班, Pinyin=ban1) regularly run, regular, scheduled

n. (Simp=班, Pinyin=ban1) team, class, shift, duty, rank, squad, body

(Simp=班, Pinyin=ban1) measure word for buses

adj. (Simp=班, Pinyin=ban1) regularly run, regular, scheduled

a flattened sheet [layer]

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[半] a half; half; halfway; partial; incomplete

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[反] the antithesis (pl. -ses)

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[班] a group [company, party, unit, circle, class]; a class; a squad; a pan (the smallest unit of a neighborhood association)

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Wielding the adze before Ban's door.
Displaying one's inferior skills in front of a great master. Teaching one's grandmother how to suck eggs.