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下班 meaning in English

xiàbān

to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)

HSK 113 strokes

Meaning of 下班

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàbān
  1. to finish work; to get off work
  2. next service (train, bus etc)

How to use 下班

下班 is the everyday way to say you finish work or get off work, and it often appears with time words. It can also mean the next run of a train or bus, though this is less common. Example: 我六点下班。(Wǒ liù diǎn xiàbān.) I get off work at six.

下 (xià) means down and 班 (bān) means a shift or work duty, so 下班 is stepping down off your shift. It pairs neatly with 上班 (shàngbān), stepping up onto your shift.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 下班 and 上班 because both use the same 班. Remember 上 (shàng) is going to work and 下 (xià) is leaving work.

下班 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

所suǒ有yǒubug应yīng该gāi在zài今jīn天tiān下xià班bān前qián解jiě决jué。
All bugs should be fixed today before we leave.
我wǒ今jīn天tiān能néng早zǎo点diǎn下xià班bān吗ma？
Would it be OK if I left work early today?
你nǐ们men公gōng司sī几jǐ点diǎn下xià班bān?
When do you close?
下xià班bān前qián别bié忘wàng了le打dǎ卡kǎ。
Don't forget to clock out before you leave work.
我wǒ们men应yīng该gāi在zài今jīn天tiān下xià班bān前qián解jiě决jué所suǒ有yǒubug。
We shall fix all bugs today before leaving the office.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

下 xià · down · 3 strokes

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班 bān · team · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 下班.

坐下zuò xiato sit down
下次xià cìnext time
下午xiàwǔafternoon; p.m.
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be on duty
下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
楼下lóu xiàdownstairs
下雨xià yǔto rain
下课xiàkèto finish class; to get out of class
下边xiàbianunder; the underside
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
留下liúxiato leave behind; to stay behind
放下fàngxiato lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside

Questions about 下班

What does 下班 mean?

下班 (xiàbān) means "to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)".

How do you write 下班?

下班 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 班 (10 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 下班 an HSK word?

Yes. 下班 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can I put an object after 下班, like 下班公司?

No, 下班 does not take a direct object. Say 从公司下班 (cóng gōngsī xiàbān) or simply 下班了 (xiàbān le) to say you have finished work.

How do I say after work in Chinese?

Use 下班以后 (xiàbān yǐhòu) or 下班后 (xiàbān hòu). For example, 下班后我去吃饭 (xiàbān hòu wǒ qù chīfàn) means after work I go to eat.

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