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下课

xià kè
HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to finish class
  2. 2. to get out of class
  3. 3. (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed
  4. 4. to be fired

Word relationships

Antonyms

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上课
shàng kè

to go to class

start vs end of a class

Related words

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放学
fàng xué

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

dismissal from school in general

Synonyms

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解雇
jiě gù

to fire

in the figurative sense of being dismissed from a job

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 了 (le) to indicate completion: 下课了 (class is over). Can be preceded by a subject like 老师 (teacher) when meaning 'to dismiss class'.

Formality

Primarily used in informal spoken contexts when referring to the end of a class; the figurative dismissal sense is informal.

Example Sentences

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下课 了，同学们休息一下。
Class is over, students take a break.

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Child Words of 下课

下
xià

down

课
kè

subject