finish work; get off work; knock off
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of workers) to finish work; to get off work; to knock off
Specifically refers to manual laborers or factory workers finishing their shift. More colloquial and specific to working-class contexts than 下班.
Xià下
wǔ午
wǔ五
diǎn点
zhōng钟
gōng工
chǎng厂
fàng放
gōng工
。
The factory knocks off at five o'clock in the afternoon.
Yǒu有
xiē些
shì事
zán咱
men们
fàng放
le了
gōng工
zài再
yán研
jiū究
。
Let's discuss some matters after we get off work.
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Tā他
měi每
tiān天
fàng放
gōng工
hòu后
dōu都
qù去
jiàn健
shēn身
fáng房
duàn锻
liàn炼
。
He goes to the gym to exercise every day after work.
Fàng放
gōng工
líng铃
xiǎng响
le了
，
gōng工
rén人
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
zǒu走
chū出
chē车
jiān间
。
The knock-off bell rang, and the workers walked out of the workshop one after another.