研习班 (yán xí bān) — study group, workshop (focused on in-depth lear…

Definition

A 研习班 is a short-term workshop or seminar focused on in-depth study of one topic, with active discussion — more intensive than a regular 班 (class).

noun

study groupworkshop (focused on in-depth learning and discussion)

Measure word · 个

研习班。
Zhè ge yán xí bān měi zhōu liù shàng wǔ shàng kè.
This study group meets every Saturday morning.
研习班。
Tā cān jiā le sān gè yuè de hàn yǔ yán xí bān.
He joined a three-month Chinese language workshop.
研习班。
yán xí bān De xué yuán xū yào wán chéng yì piān yán jiū bào gào.
Participants in the workshop need to complete a research report.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

研习study and practice

联合Side by side

研 and 习 both mean study or practice, and 班 names a group, so it is a workshop for learning.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

幵

幵jiān研yán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 研, the left part 石 is a stone-related component, and the right part 幵 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

班 shows 珏, pieces of jade, and 刀, a knife, cutting them into pieces.