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下课

xià kè · xia ke

Traditional 下課

HSK 1

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)下课(xiàkè)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)好(hǎo)饿(è)。

    Is class almost over? I am so hungry.

  2. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)下课(xiàkè)。

    Five more minutes until class is over.

  3. Liangliang

    下课(xiàkè)以后(yǐhòu)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to eat after class?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)，学校(xuéxiào)门口(ménkǒu)那家(nàjiā)。

    I want dumplings, from the place at the school gate.

  5. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)晚(wǎn)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)下课(xiàkè)。

    Oh no, the teacher says class will end ten minutes late today.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)四(sì)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)之(zhī)后(hòu)下(xià)课(kè)。

They'll get out of class in forty minutes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

离(lí)下(xià)课(kè)还(hái)有(yǒu)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

Ten minutes remained until the end of the lesson.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Kristinka · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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下
xià

down; downwards

课
kè

subject; course

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