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般

bān · ban/bō · bo/pán · pan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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bān 般

sort
kind
class
way
manner

bō 般

used in 般若 (bōrě)

pán 般

see 般樂 / 般乐 (pán lè)

In a sentence

2 examples

山(shān)谷(gǔ)中(zhōng)，薄(bó)雾(wù)如(rú)白(bái)色(sè)羽(yǔ)毛(máo)般(bān)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)升(shēng)腾(téng)，化(huà)作(zuò)一(yì)团(tuán)白(bái)云(yún)，遮(zhē)蔽(bì)了(le)一(yí)切(qiè)。

Down in the valley a mist like a white feather rose gently into a white cloud, and obscured everything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)给(gěi)人(rén)当(dàng)成(chéng)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)子(zi)般(bān)看(kàn)待(dài)。

I don't like being treated like a child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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