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下班

xiàbān

to finish work

HSK 1 · Topic “My day” WorkVerb + object
to finish work
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Characters in this word

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

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?
  • 王明几点下班? Wáng Míng jǐ diǎn xiàbān? What time does Wang Ming finish work?
  • 李月今天不下班。 Lǐ Yuè jīntiān bù xiàbān. Li Yue isn't finishing work today.
  • 老师下班回家了。 Lǎoshī xiàbān huíjiā le. The teacher finished work and went home.
  • 小王还没下班。 Xiǎo Wáng hái méi xiàbān. Xiao Wang hasn't finished work yet.
  • 你们一起下班吗? Nǐmen yìqǐ xiàbān ma? Do you all finish work together?
  • 她下班后去商店。 Tā xiàbān hòu qù shāngdiàn. She goes to the store after work.
  • 下班了,走吧! Xiàbān le, zǒu ba! Work is over, let's go!

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