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下课

xiàkè

to finish class

HSK 1 · Topic “Study” StudyVerb + object
to finish class
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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

课 kè

Strokes
10
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 果 fruit, nut
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们四点下课。 Wǒmen sì diǎn xiàkè. Our classes finish at four.
  • 下课了,我们走吧。 Xiàkè le, wǒmen zǒu ba. Class is over, let's go.
  • 我们什么时候下课? Wǒmen shénme shíhou xiàkè? When does class finish?
  • 学生三点下课。 Xuésheng sān diǎn xiàkè. The students finish class at three.
  • 老师还没下课。 Lǎoshī hái méi xiàkè. The teacher hasn't finished class yet.
  • 她今天几点下课? Tā jīntiān jǐ diǎn xiàkè? What time does her class end today?
  • 下课请来我家。 Xiàkè qǐng lái wǒ jiā. Please come to my place after class.
  • 我们下课再看书。 Wǒmen xiàkè zài kàn shū. We'll read only after class.
  • 小王下课了,很高兴。 Xiǎo Wáng xiàkè le, hěn gāoxìng. Xiao Wang's class is over, and he's very happy.
  • 你们下课了吗? Nǐmen xiàkè le ma? Have you finished class?

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