補習班 (bou2 zaap6 baan1 | bu3 xi2 ban1) : cram school; extracurricular classes

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補習班

bou2 zaap6 baan1

bu3 xi2 ban1

cram school; extracurricular classes

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,020,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

補習班 / 补习班

This word has been viewed 3190 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 31st Jul 2004 06:08 and last edited on 21st Jul 2013 18:46

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Characters in this word:

補 bou2 - help; subsidise; mend
習 zaap6 - learn; receive training in; practice
班 baan1 - class; shift; scheduled runs

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你唔使返補習班咩？粵
Don't you need to go to cram school?
[Lit. you no need return cram-class [particle]. Std. Chinese: 你不是要上補習班嗎？]

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