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训练班 (xùn liàn bān) — training class; training course

Definition

noun
training classtraining course
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 训练班。
    Wǒ bào míng cān jiā le yí gè yīng yǔ kǒu yǔ xùn liàn bān.
    I signed up for an oral English training class.
  • 训练班。
    Zhè ge xùn liàn bān de lǎo shī hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
    The teacher of this training course is very experienced.
  • 训练班。
    xùn liàn bān De xué yuán lái zì quán guó gè dì.
    The trainees in the training class come from all over the country.

Origin

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.

训练training
训xùninstruct练liànpractice
联合Coordinate
班bānclass

训练班 uses 训练 'training' and 班 'class' to mean a course of practice.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訓; 训 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān訓xùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 训, the traditional form 訓 puts 言 (speech) beside 川, a sound part, and conveys preaching a teaching.

Open 训 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 練; 练 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
柬
柬jiǎn練liàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 練 has 糸, silk, and 柬, which gives the sound. The simplified 练 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not historical.

Open 练 →

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

  • 珏珏juépieces of jade
  • 刀刀dāoknife

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

Open 班 →
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