knock off; finish work; call it a day
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to finish work; to knock off; to call it a day
Used to indicate the end of a work period or shift. Common in spoken Chinese.
Jīn今
tiān天
tí提
qián前
sàn散
gōng工
。
We are knocking off early today.
Wǒ我
men们
liù六
diǎn点
sàn散
gōng工
。
We finish work at six o'clock.
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Sàn散
gōng工
hòu后
wǒ我
men们
qù去
chī吃
fàn饭
ba吧
。
Let's go eat after we knock off work.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
xià下
wǔ午
wǔ五
diǎn点
sàn散
gōng工
。
The factory finishes work at five in the afternoon.