小班 (xiǎo bān) — junior class; the most junior level in a kindergarten or nursery; (dialect/Taiwan slang) first-rate brothel; high-class whorehouse
Definition
小班 literally means 'small class' — in a kindergarten, it refers to the youngest/lowest class level (the entry step, for ages ∼3). The brothel sense is a separate, unrelated slang usage.
noun
junior classthe most junior level in a kindergarten or nursery(dialect/Taiwan slang) first-rate brothelhigh-class whorehouse
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 小班。Wǒ de hái zi jīn nián shàng xiǎo bān le.My child is in the junior class this year.
- 小班。xiǎo bān De hái zi měi tiān dōu yǒu wǔ shuì shí jiān.The children in the junior class have nap time every day.
- 小班。Zhè bù lǎo diàn yǐng lǐ yǒu yí gè chǎng jǐng shì zài xiǎo bān pāi de.There is a scene in this old movie that was filmed in a first-rate brothel.
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