下课 xiàkè to finish class
to finish class; to get out of class; (figuratively) (especially of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired
How to remember 下课: 下 down + 课 lesson = to finish class.
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How it is used
- 'Class is over / to get out of class' - 下课了 (xiàkè le) class is dismissed.
- Opposite of 上课. Slangily also means a coach or official getting 'fired' - 八点上课 (bā diǎn shàngkè) class starts at eight.
Example sentences
- 您几点下课？ Nín jǐdiǎn xiàkè?What time does your class end?
- 离下课还有十分钟。 Lí xiàkè háiyǒu shífēnzhōng.Ten minutes remained until the end of the lesson.
- 他们四十分钟之后下课。 Tāmen sìshífēnzhōng zhīhòu xiàkè.They'll get out of class in forty minutes.