Definition & Meaning

knock off (work); call it a day; finish work

Word usage

fàng gōng

放 工

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v.knock off (work); call it a day; finish work
- xià wǔ wǔ diǎn zhōng gōng chǎng fàng gōng
  下午五点钟工厂放工。
  The factories knock off at 5 p.m.
- jīn tiān zán men zǎo diǎn fàng gōng
  今天咱们早点放工。
  Let's knock off earlier today.
- qǐng wèn nǐ jīn tiān fàng gōng zhī hòu yǒu kòng péi wǒ chī fàn ma
  请问你今天放工之后有空陪我吃饭吗？
  After asked you finish work today has spatially accompanies me to eat the food?
synonym
xià bān下班 shōu gōng收工 xià gōng下工
antonym
shàng bān上班

Word usage

Separable word
"放" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 放了工，我们就去吃饭。
  Let's go to dinner after work.
- 你们是几点钟放的工?
  What time did you knock off?
- 工厂每天放两次工。
  The factory knocks off twice a day.

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