下
课

To finish class in Chinese: 下课 (xià kè)

xià kè

to finish class

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 下課1 example sentence

Definitions

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

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下
课

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ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

下课

Simplified

下課

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们十二点下课。

    wǒ men shí èr diǎn xià kè。

    We get out of class at twelve.

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Related words

下

xià

down

课

kè

subject

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

课程

kè chéng

course

下载

xià zǎi

to download

课本

kè běn

textbook

课文

kè wén

text

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

上课

shàng kè

to go to class

下班

xià bān

to finish work

下边

xià bian

under

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