How to say “get out of school” in Chinese
get out of school
“Get out of school” in Chinese is 放学, fàng xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
放学 is read fàng xué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “放学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 放学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们下午四点放学。wǒmenxiàwǔsìdiǎnfàngxuéWe get out of school at four in the afternoon.
- 我一放学就回家wǒyífàngxuéjiùhuíjiāAs soon as school's out, I go home.
More words from the lesson “Vacations and absences”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get out of school” in Chinese?
“Get out of school” in Chinese is 放学, pinyin fàngxué.
What does 放学 mean?
放学 (fàngxué) means “get out of school”.
How do you write 放学?
放学 is 2 characters: 放 (fàng) — release; put; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 放学?
放学 is read fàngxué. Tones: fàng — fourth tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get out of school” in the lesson “Vacations and absences”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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