repeat a grade; flunk
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to repeat a grade; to be held back a year; to flunk
informalColloquial spoken term for 留级. Often used in the structure '蹲了班' or '蹲班'. Implies failing to advance to the next grade level.
Quán全
bān班
xué学
shēng生
méi没
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
dūn蹲
bān班
de的
。
Not a single student in the class was held back.
Tā他
qù去
nián年
dūn蹲
le了
yī一
bān班
，
méi没
yǒu有
bì毕
yè业
。
He repeated a grade last year and didn't graduate.
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Wǒ我
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
dūn蹲
guo过
bān班
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bǐ比
tóng同
xué学
dà大
yī一
suì岁
。
I repeated a grade when I was young, so I'm a year older than my classmates.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
xué学
xí习
gēn跟
bu不
shàng上
，
kě可
néng能
yào要
dūn蹲
bān班
。
This child can't keep up with his studies; he might have to repeat the grade.