xiǎobān

小班

Word · Noun

kindergarten junior class; small class

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

kindergarten junior class for children aged 3 to 4

In China's preschool education system, kindergarten is typically divided into three levels: small class (小班, ages 3–4), middle class (中班, ages 4–5), and large class (大班, ages 5–6).

Wǒ我
de的
mèi妹
mei妹
jīn今
nián年
sān三
suì岁
 ,
gāng刚
shàng上
xiǎo小
bān班
 。

My younger sister is three years old this year and just started the kindergarten junior class.

Xiǎo小
bān班
de的
hái孩
zi子
měi每
tiān天
wǔ午
shuì睡
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

The children in the junior class nap for two hours every day.

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Yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
xiǎo小
bān班
zhǔ主
yào要
péi培
yǎng养
hái孩
zi子
de的
zì自
lǐ理
néng能
lì力
 。

The kindergarten junior class mainly focuses on cultivating children's self-care abilities.

2.

noun

small-sized class with limited number of students

Often used in contrast to large lectures or standard class sizes, emphasizing individualized attention and interactive teaching methods.

Wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
tuī推
xíng行
xiǎo小
bān班
jiào教
xué学
 ,
měi每
gè个
bān班
zhǐ只
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
gè个
xué学
sheng生
 。

Our school implements small-class teaching; each class has only twenty students.

Xiǎo小
bān班
shòu授
kè课
néng能
ràng让
lǎo老
shī师
gèng更
hǎo好
de地
guān关
zhù注
měi每
gè个
xué学
sheng生
de的
xué学
xí习
jìn进
dù度
 。

Small classes allow teachers to better pay attention to each student's learning progress.