shōu gōng
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  • v.knock off; call it a day; pack/wrap up

    • gāi shōu gōng le

      收工

      It's time to knock off.

    • dà jiā jīn tiān xià wǔ wǔ diǎn bàn shōu gōng

      大家今天下午收工

      We stop work at 5:30 this afternoon.

    • àn shí shōu gōng

      按时收工

      stop work on time

    • yīn wèi rén shǒu shǎo tā men chí chí bù néng shōu gōng

      因为人手他们迟迟不能收工

      They could not pack up on time due to the lack of hands.

    • wǒ men shōu gōng qù kàn diàn yǐng ba

      我们收工电影

      Let's call it a day and go to the movies.

    • wǒ men zǎo diǎn shōu gōng qù kàn qiú sài ba

      我们早点收工球赛

      Let's knock off work early and go to the football game.

Word usage

  • "收" and "工" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • I'll come back to you when you wrap up the job.

    • 我们今晚以后电影

      We'll go to the cinema after work.