般 (bān) — (bound root) kind, sort, way (in compounds like 一般, 百般)
Definition
Bound root meaning 'kind, sort, way' that only appears inside compounds like 一般 ('ordinary/generally') and 百般 ('in every way'). Never used alone — always pair it with a preceding word.
bound form
(bound root) kindsortway (in compounds like 一般, 百般)
Easily confused
- 船chuánlook-alikeboat; ship; vessel
- 班bānsound-alike(noun) class, grade (in school)
- 搬bānlook-aliketo move (a heavy or bulky object); to relocate (one's home)
- 斑bānsound-alikespot, speckle, stripe (as marks on a surface)
- 骰tóulook-alikedice
- 颁bānsound-aliketo issue, to promulgate (laws, decrees, official documents)
Examples
- 。Zhè bān qíng kuàng hěn zhèng cháng.This kind of situation is very normal.
- ，。Tā bǎi bān tǎo hǎo lǎo bǎn, dàn hái shì méi shēng zhí.He tried every way to please the boss, but still didn't get promoted.
- ，。Wàn bān wú nài zhī xià, tā zhǐ hǎo cí zhí.Under all kinds of helpless circumstances, he had no choice but to resign.
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