放学

fàng xué

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to dismiss students at the end of the school day

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 上课 shàng kè 上课 shàng kè to go to class refers to the start of the school day or a class session: to go to class

Related words

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• 下课 xià kè 下课 xià kè to finish class dismissal from a class period, as opposed to the end of the school day: to finish class
• 放学后 fàng xué hòu 放学后 fàng xué hòu after school after school, a common time expression using 放学: after school

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with time expressions like 几点 (jǐ diǎn) to ask when school ends, e.g., 几点放学？

Common mistakes

Do not use 放学 to mean graduating from school; that is 毕业 (bì yè).

Example Sentences

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我们每天下午三点 放学 。

We get out of school at 3 p.m. every day.

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Words Containing 放学

• 放学后 放学后 fàng xué hòu: after school

Child Words of 放学

• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 放 放 fàng: to put