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Information of 般

Pinyin bān、 pán、 bō

Radical

舟

Strokes

10 strokes

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Definition

sort / kind / class / way / manner

般 [bān] 1. Kind; sort. (样，种，类) - Examples: This type. That type. Hundreds of kinds. (这～。那～。百～。) 2. Ancient form of "班", meaning to scatter or distribute. (古同“班”，散布，分布) 3. Same as "搬", meaning to move or remove. (同“搬”。) --- 般 (量) [bān] 1. Kind; sort. ([En.] kind; sort) --- 般 (动) [bān] 1. Same as "搬", meaning to move; to remove. ([En.] move; remove) - References: "般，运也。" (运 = transport) from the "玉篇". - Usage: 般运 (to carry); 般剥 (to transport). 2. Same as "班", meaning to issue; to promulgate. ([En.] issue; promulgate) 3. Same as "搬", can also mean to sow or play. ([En.] sow; play) - Usage: 般弄 (to manipulate); 般演 (to perform). --- 般 (形) [bān] 1. Same as "斑", meaning mottled. ([En.] mottled) 2. See also bō; pán. (另见 bō;pán) --- 般 (名) [bān] 1. Big ship. ([En.] big ship) - References: "般，大船也。" from the "玉篇". 2. Highland in waterside. ([En.] highland in waterside) - References: "般，水涯堆也。" from "汉书音义". 3. Same as "鞶", meaning bag. ([En.] bag) - References: "般，囊也。" from "谷梁传". --- 般 (形) [bān] 1. Joyful; playful. ([En.] joyful) - Examples: 般逸 (to indulge); 般游 (to enjoy). 2. Big; great. ([En.] big; great) - References: "般，大也。" from "广雅". 3. Same as "蟠", meaning bent. ([En.] bent) - Examples: 般伏 (to bow down); 般旋 (to spiral). --- 般 (动) [bān] 1. To revolve. ([En.] revolve) - Examples: 般还 (to retreat and turn). 2. To pace up and down. ([En.] pace up and down) - Examples: 般桓 (to linger). 3. To connect. ([En.] connect) 4. To travel or wander. ([En.] travel) - Examples: 般费 (travel cost). 5. To carefully check or count. ([En.] check) - Examples: 般量 (to inventory). --- 安乐 ([En.] peace and happiness) - Related terms: 般乐 (joy), 般游 (recreation) --- 般桓: To linger and not progress. - Example: "或有宛足郁怒，般桓不发。" meaning a horse hesitating in restless strides, not moving forward. --- 般乐: To be happy or joyful. - Reference: Quote from 荀子 about loyal subjects being in danger and the rumor-monger bringing joy. --- See also: "般若".

万般无奈 wàn bān wú nài

to have no way out / to have no alternative

百般无奈 bǎi bān wú nài

Helpless

恁般 rèn bān

(old) this way / this much

般的 bān de

ish

万般皆下品 wàn bān jiē xià pǐn

All inferior

一般 yī bān

same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general

这般 zhè bān

like this / this way

一般说来 yī bān shuō lái

generally speaking / in general

般地 bān de

Generally

百般 bǎi bān

in hundred and one ways / in every possible way / by every means

诸般 zhū bān

various / many different kinds of

那般 nà bān

That way

般若 bō rě

Sanskrit prajña: wisdom / great wisdom / wondrous knowledge

一般见识 yī bān jiàn shi

to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed

一般来说 yī bān lái shuō

generally speaking

一般来讲 yī bān lái jiǎng

generally speaking

一般性 yī bān xìng

general / generality

非同一般 fēi tóng yì bān

Extraordinary

如此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān

thus and so / such and such

万般 wàn bān

every kind / manifold / extremely

千般 qiān bān

Thousands of

般配 bān pèi

to be well matched / to suit

天下乌鸦一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi

all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world