bǎn

阪

Character · Noun

slope; Osaka

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

slope; hillside

literary

Literary or classical equivalent of 坂. It is not commonly used in modern spoken Chinese for this meaning.

Jùn峻
bǎn阪
qiān千
lǐ里
 。

Steep slopes stretch for a thousand miles.

Bǎn阪
shàng上
zǒu走
wán丸
 。

(idiom) like a ball rolling down a slope; to proceed smoothly and rapidly.

2.

noun

Osaka (a city in Japan)

neutral

Used almost exclusively as part of the name 大阪, a major city in Japan.

Dà大
bǎn阪
shì是
Rì日
běn本
dì第
èr二
dà大
chéng城
shì市
 。

Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.

Wǒ我
míng明
nián年
xiǎng想
qù去
Dà大
bǎn阪
lǚ旅
yóu游
 。

I want to travel to Osaka next year.

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Cóng从
Dōng东
jīng京
dào到
Dà大
bǎn阪
kě可
yǐ以
zuò坐
xīn新
gàn干
xiàn线
 。

You can take the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka.