How to say “get off work” in Chinese
get off work
“Get off work” in Chinese is 下班, xià bān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下班 is read xià bān: 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
A stroke under a line.
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 “下班”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下班. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我九点上班六点下班wǒjiǔdiǎnshàngbān,liùdiǎnxiàbānI start work at nine and finish at six.
- 下班以后你做什么？xiàbānyǐhòunǐzuòshénmeWhat do you do after work?
- 我刚下班还没吃饭wǒgāngxiàbān,háiméichīfànI've just gotten off work and haven't eaten yet.
- 今天我得3晚一点儿下班jīntiānwǒděiwǎnyìdiǎnrxiàbānToday I'll have to leave work a bit later.
- 该下班了gāixiàbānleTime to finish work.
- 下班以后我去取快递xiàbānyǐhòuwǒqùqǔkuàidìAfter work I'll go pick up my parcel.
More words from the lesson “What do you do for work?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get off work” in Chinese?
“Get off work” in Chinese is 下班, pinyin xiàbān.
What does 下班 mean?
下班 (xiàbān) means “get off work”.
How do you write 下班?
下班 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 班 (bān) — shift; class. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下班?
下班 is read xiàbān. Tones: xià — fourth tone, bān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get off work” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. 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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