How to say “finish class” in Chinese
finish class
“Finish class” in Chinese is 下课, xià kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下课 is read xià kè: 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.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “下课”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下课. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我一下课就回家。wǒyíxiàkèjiùhuíjiāAs soon as class is over, I go home.
- 我一下课就去教室找你wǒyíxiàkèjiùqùjiàoshìzhǎonǐAs soon as class is over, I'll come to the classroom to find you.
- 下课以后我们去喝咖啡吧xiàkèyǐhòuwǒmenqùhēkāfēibaLet's go get coffee after class.
More words from the lesson “In class”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “finish class” in Chinese?
“Finish class” in Chinese is 下课, pinyin xiàkè.
What does 下课 mean?
下课 (xiàkè) means “finish class”.
How do you write 下课?
下课 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 课 (kè) — lesson. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下课?
下课 is read xiàkè. Tones: xià — fourth tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“finish class” in the lesson “In class”
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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