stop work; call it a day; knock off
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop work for the day; to call it a day; to pack up (said of workers in fields or at construction sites)
Specifically refers to manual laborers such as farmers or construction workers finishing their work for the day. Office workers typically use 下班 instead.
Tài太
yáng阳
luò落
shān山
le了
，
gōng工
rén人
men们
gāi该
shōu收
gōng工
le了
。
The sun has set; the workers should call it a day.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhí直
dào到
tiān天
hēi黑
cái才
shōu收
gōng工
huí回
jiā家
。
The farmers didn't knock off until it got dark to go home.
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Jīn今
tiān天
de的
gōng工
zuò作
wán完
chéng成
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
shōu收
gōng工
ba吧
。
Today's work is done, everyone—let's pack up.