Meaning of 放学
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to dismiss students at the end of the school day
How to use 放学
放学 describes school letting out for the day, and students use it all the time to talk about when they get out. It often appears with 了 or with time words. Example: 我们四点放学。(Wǒmen sì diǎn fàngxué.) We get out of school at four.
放 (fàng) means to let go or release, and 学 (xué) means study. When school releases you from study, it is 放学, the end of the school day.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 放学 to mean summer or winter vacation, but that is 放假 (fàngjià). 放学 only means the end of a normal school day.
放学 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 放学.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 放学
What does 放学 mean?
放学 (fàngxué) means "to dismiss students at the end of the school day".
How do you write 放学?
放学 is made of 2 characters: 放 (8 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 放学 an HSK word?
Yes. 放学 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 放学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 放学 is written 放學.
What is the opposite of 放学?
The opposite is 上学 (shàngxué), to go to school. A common pair is 上学 in the morning and 放学 in the afternoon.
Can I say 放学 for leaving work?
No. For work, say 下班 (xiàbān), to get off work. 放学 is only for school, usually for students in primary or secondary school.