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下班 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xià bān slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
下班是指工作结束的时间。
xià bān shì zhǔng gōng jié sù de shí jiān。
下班 means the time when work ends.
Context note
下班通常在工作日的下午，人们会在这个时候结束一天的工作并回家或做其他事情。
xià bān tōng cháng zài gōng zuò rì de xià wǔ, rén men huì zài zhè gè shí hou jié sù yī tiān de gōng zuò bìng huí jiā huò zuò qí tā de shì qing。
下班 usually happens in the afternoon on workdays, when people finish their day's work and go home or do other things.
5 examples
妈妈下班了，可以回家做饭。
mā ma xià bān le， kě yǐ huí jiā zuò fàn。
Mom has finished work; she can go home to cook.
爸爸今天不用加班，可以在下班后看电影。
bà ba jīn tiān bú yòng jiā bān， kě yǐ zài xià bān hòu kàn diàn yǐng。
Dad doesn't need to work overtime today; he can watch a movie after finishing work.
下班后，我们可以一起去公园散步。
xià bān hòu， wǒ men kě yǐ yì qǐ qù gōng yuán sàn bù。
After finishing work, we can go to the park for a walk together.
小明今天下班早，可以早点回家。
xiǎo míng jīn tiān xià bān zǎo， kě yǐ zǎo diǎn huí jiā。
Xiaoming finished work early today; he can go home earlier.
下班后，我通常会去健身房锻炼身体。
xià bān hòu， wǒ tōng cháng huì qù jiàn shēn fáng duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
After finishing work, I usually go to the gym to exercise.
5 mini stories
小华今天下班后和朋友一起去吃饭。
xiǎo huá jīn tiān xià bān hòu hé péng yǒu yì qǐ qù chī fàn。
Xiaohua went out to eat with friends after finishing work today.
下班后，妈妈会先去超市买菜。
xià bān hòu， mā ma huì xiān qù chāo shì mǎi cài。
After finishing work, Mom would first go to the supermarket to buy vegetables.
小明今天下班后去图书馆看书。
xiǎo míng jīn tiān xià bān hòu qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū。
Xiaoming went to the library to read books after finishing work today.
下班后，爸爸会去接孩子放学。
xià bān hòu， bà ba huì qù jiē hái zi fàng xué。
After finishing work, Dad would go to pick up the kids from school.
下班后，我们一起去散步。
xià bān hòu， wǒ men yì qǐ qù sàn bù。
After finishing work, we went for a walk together.