baan1 kap1班級班级
Jyutpingbaan1 kap1
Yalebāan kāp
Definition
Classes and grades in a school.
neutralschool
How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal administrative grouping of students within a school system. While it covers both the grade level and the specific class section, locals often prefer using 班 for the specific group or 級 for the academic year level in casual conversation. It carries a slightly more academic or institutional tone compared to the everyday usage of 班.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Which grade and class did your son get promoted to this year?
All the students in this class are very well-behaved.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a group of people in a non-academic setting. For a general group of people, use 班 or 一班人 instead.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
