班草

bāncǎo

noun

Meanings

1 the best-looking guy in the class
2 class hottie (male)

Characters

grass; (slang) handsome guy

Examples

HSK 2

他是我们班的班草。

Tā shì wǒmen bān de bāncǎo.

He's the heartthrob of our class.

HSK 4

听说新转来的男生是个班草。

Tīngshuō xīn zhuǎn lái de nánshēng shì ge bāncǎo.

I hear the new transfer student is a real looker.

Tips

culture

Campus slang from Hong Kong/Taiwan that spread on the mainland in the 2000s. Female counterpart: 班花 ('class flower'). Higher levels: 校草 (school heartthrob), 系草 (faculty heartthrob).

memory

班 (class) + 草 (grass) - but here 草 stands as a 'plant' metaphor for a guy. Pair: 草 (boy) vs 花 (girl).

Stroke Order

班 bān

草 cǎo