般 (bān) means Manner (class - sort - kind - way - like). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我一 般 用手机付款。
Wǒ yìbān yòng shǒujī fù kuǎn.
I usually pay with my phone.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 付款
这家饭店的菜很一 般 。
Zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn yìbān.
The food at this restaurant is nothing special.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一般
这里的风景犹如画一 般 。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng yóurú huà yìbān.
The scenery here is like a painting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犹如
这块石头的来历很不一 般 。
Zhè kuài shítou de láilì hěn bù yìbān.
The history of this stone is quite out of the ordinary.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 来历
从一 般 原理演绎出具体结论。
Cóng yìbān yuánlǐ yǎnyì chū jùtǐ jiélùn.
Specific conclusions are deduced from general principles.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演绎
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Words that contain 般
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Questions about 般
How is 般 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 般 (bān, "Manner (class - sort - kind - way - like)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 般 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 般 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 般?
The dictionary page for 般 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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