xiàbān

下班

HSK 1Word · Verb

to get off work; to finish work

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to finish work; to get off work; to clock out

Refers to the daily act of leaving one's workplace after the designated work hours. Often used with the colloquial suffix '儿' (xià bānr).

Měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
liù六
diǎn点
xià下
bān班
 。

I get off work at six p.m. every day.

Xià下
le了
bān班
r儿
nǐ你
gàn干
shén什
me么
qù去
 ?

What do you do after work?

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Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
tí提
qián前
xià下
bān班
le了
 。

He got off work early today.

Xià下
bān班
gāo高
fēng峰
qī期
jiāo交
tōng通
hěn很
dǔ堵
 。

The traffic is very heavy during the evening rush hour after work.

Bié别
wàng忘
le了
dǎ打
kǎ卡
xià下
bān班
 。

Don't forget to clock out.