下 xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- 一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
下班
xiàbān
to finish work
Characters in this word
班 bān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 王 king, ruler 刂 knife 王 king, ruler
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 爸爸六点下班。 Bàba liù diǎn xiàbān. Dad finishes work at six.
- 妈妈每天很晚下班。 Māma měitiān hěn wǎn xiàbān. Mom finishes work late every day.
- 你下班了吗？ Nǐ xiàbān le ma? Have you finished work?
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 班 bān class, team
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work