Definition & Meaning

knock off; be off duty; check off; go off work

Word usage

xià bān

下 班

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v.knock off; be off duty; check off; go off work
- xià bān le tā hái zài gōng zuò
  下班了他还在工作。
  He still works after he leaves work.
- tā xià bān jiù zǒu le
  他下班就走了。
  He leaves after finishing work.
- xià bān qián tā jiù bǎ huó zuò wán le
  下班前他就把活做完了。
  He finished the job long before knock-off.
- xià bān huí jiā
  下班回家
  come home after work
- tí qián xià bān
  提前下班
  knock off ahead of time
- xià bān le yī lù chē cháo xiōng yǒng
  下班了，一路车潮汹涌。
  It's off-duty time again, and cars are surging forward like waves all the way.
- tā yǐ xià bān
  她已下班。
  She is off duty now.
- xià bān wǒ men yī qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng
  下班我们一起去看电影。
  Let's go to the cinema together after work.
- xià bān wǒ men yī qǐ qù hē diǎn
  下班我们一起去喝点。
  Let's meet for a drink after work.
synonym
shōu gōng收工 fàng gōng放工
antonym
shàng bān上班

Word usage

Separable word
"下" and "班" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 昨天你几点下的班？
  What time did you go off work yesterday?
- 平常你下了班以后做什么？
  What do you do when you are off duty?
- 还有几件事没办完，六点以前下不了班。
  There are still a few things to do, and we won't be off duty before six.

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