dūn bān
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Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • v.(of pupils) repeat a year

    • quán bān xué sheng zhǐ yǒu yī gè dūn bān de

      全班学生只有蹲班

      Among the students in the class there was only one failing to advance to the next grade.

    • tā qù nián dūn bān le suǒ yǐ méi yǒu bì yè

      去年蹲班所以没有毕业

      He stayed down last year, so he did not graduate.

Word usage

  • "蹲" and "班" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 因为成绩

      He repeated a school year because of his poor academic performance.

    • 年级时候

      He was held back when he was in the third grade.