Meaning of 科班
科班 means traditional opera training school (in old times, where children were recruited and trained to become opera performers); formal or professional training; systematic education (as opposed to self-taught). Pronounced kē bān.
- traditional opera training school (in old times, where children were recruited and trained to become opera performers)
- formal or professional training; systematic education (as opposed to self-taught)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
chū出
shēn身
yú于
Jīng京
jù剧
kē科
bān班
。
He comes from a Peking opera training school.
Jiù旧
shí时
de的
kē科
bān班
shēng生
huó活
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
kǔ苦
，
xué学
yuán员
men们
měi每
tiān天
yào要
zǎo早
qǐ起
liàn练
gōng功
。
Life in the old opera schools was very harsh; students had to get up early every day to practice.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yì艺
shù术
jiā家
shì是
kē科
bān班
r儿
chū出
shēn身
，
gōng功
dǐ底
shēn深
hòu厚
。
This veteran artist is classically trained with solid fundamentals.