finish school; end of school day
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to finish school for the day; to leave school when classes end
Refers to the daily dismissal of school when students go home after completing their classes. Less common than 放学 but used in some regional varieties or formal contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
sì四
diǎn点
bàn半
xià下
xué学
。
We finish school at 4:30 PM every afternoon.
Xià下
xué学
yǐ以
hòu后
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
qù去
cāo操
chǎng场
wán玩
le了
。
After school ended, the children all went to play on the playground.
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Jīn今
tiān天
lǎo老
shī师
tuō拖
táng堂
，
wǒ我
men们
liù六
diǎn点
zhōng钟
cái才
xià下
xué学
。
The teacher held us late today, and we didn't finish school until six o'clock.