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Yalebāan jéung
Definition
Class monitor; a student leader who helps the teacher with tasks and acts as a liaison for the class.
colloquialschoolpeople
How it's used
This term is strictly used for the student representative in a school setting. While it implies a position of authority, it is often viewed as a role involving more administrative chores than actual power. In many modern Hong Kong classrooms, the position is rotated among students to share the responsibility of handling daily tasks.
Measure word
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Do you feel a lot of pressure being the class monitor?
The teacher told the class monitor to go to the staff room to get the exercise books.
Related words
Common phrases
to be a class monitor
male and female class monitors
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