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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

下班 [xiàbān]
  1. 1. verb finish work

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

下班 [xiàbān]
  1. 1. get off work; knock off
    每天下午六点下班
    We knock off at six p.m.every weekday.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

下班 [xiàbān]
  1. 1. 规定的工作时间结束,停止工作
    下班回家。
    下了班去看电影。

Examples

昨天下班后大伙儿凑合在一起练歌。
Yesterday we gathered after work to practise singing.
她一心记挂着生病的孩子,一下班就往家跑。
She was worried about her sick child, so she hurried home immediately after work.
赵先生、钱先生他们都下班走了。
Both Mr. Zhao and Mr. Qian have left the office for the day.
右手边儿还差两层砖,找平了再下班
The right side needs two more layers of bricks. Let's lay them before knocking off for the day.
现在正是下班的高峰时期,出现交通不畅很正常。
It is normal to have terrible traffic during rush hour.
又是下班的时间,一路上车潮汹涌。
It's off-duty time again, cars are surging forward like waves all the way.
她每天下班回家,都要经过一个繁闹的市场。
She passes by a bustling market every day on her way home from her workplace.
下班高峰期间出现了交通梗滞。
Traffic is brought to a standstill in the rush hour.
下班后我们接茬儿开会。
We are going to have a meeting after we are all off duty.

Word Decomposition


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