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下课

xiàkè

to finish class
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01 · MEANING

下课

下课 (xiàkè) is an HSK 1 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to finish class; depending on context, it can also mean to get out of class or (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to finish class
02to get out of class
03(fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed
04to be fired
02 · EXAMPLES

下课

他们四十分钟之后下课。Tā men sì shí fēn zhōng zhī hòu xià kè。

They'll get out of class in forty minutes.

您几点下课?Nín jǐ diǎn xià kè?

What time does your class end?

离下课还有十分钟。Lí xià kè hái yǒu shí fēn zhōng。

Ten minutes remained until the end of the lesson.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

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