finish work; knock off; dismiss
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to finish work; to stop working at the scheduled time; to knock off
Refers to the end of a work shift or working hours. Neutral and commonly used in both spoken and written contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
xià下
wǔ午
liù六
diǎn点
xià下
gōng工
。
We finish work at six o'clock in the afternoon.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
xià下
gōng工
hòu后
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
shí食
táng堂
chī吃
fàn饭
。
The workers went to the cafeteria together for dinner after work.
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Jīn今
tiān天
huó活
r儿
shǎo少
，
wǒ我
men们
tí提
qián前
xià下
gōng工
le了
。
There was less work today, so we knocked off early.
verb
to dismiss; to fire; to sack; to lay off
archaicOriginally referred to an employer dismissing workers in pre-modern or early modern contexts. Now carries a historical or dialectal flavor, though still understood.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
zī资
běn本
jiā家
kě可
yǐ以
suí随
yì意
xià下
gōng工
rén人
。
In the old society, capitalists could fire workers at will.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
gàn干
huó活
tōu偷
lǎn懒
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
xià下
gōng工
le了
。
He was fired by the boss for being lazy at work.