leave early; leave before time is up
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to leave early (from work, school, or a meeting); to leave before the stipulated time
neutralCommonly used in workplace, academic, and formal meeting contexts. Often paired with 迟到 (chídào, 'arrive late') to describe attendance violations or lack of punctuality.
Shàng上
bān班
bù不
dé得
suí随
yì意
chí迟
dào到
zǎo早
tuì退
。
When at work, one must not casually arrive late or leave early.
Huì会
yì议
hái还
méi没
jié结
shù束
，
tā他
jiù就
zǎo早
tuì退
le了
。
He left the meeting early before it had even finished.
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Xué学
shēng生
zǎo早
tuì退
xū需
yào要
xiàng向
lǎo老
shī师
qǐng请
jià假
。
Students who need to leave early must ask the teacher for leave.
Jīn今
tiān天
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
shū舒
fu服
，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
zǎo早
tuì退
yī一
huì会
er儿
。
I'm not feeling well today, so I'd like to leave a bit early.