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放学

fàng xué · fang xue

Traditional 放學

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to dismiss students at the end of the school day
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  1. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)在(zài)校门口(xiàoménkǒu)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing at the school gate?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)等(děng)弟弟(dìdi)放学(fàngxué)。

    I am waiting for my brother to finish school.

  3. Liangliang

    几点(jǐdiǎn)放学(fàngxué)？

    What time does school end?

  4. Dengdeng

    四点(sìdiǎn)放学(fàngxué)，现在(xiànzài)才(cái)两点(liǎngdiǎn)。

    School ends at four. It is only two now.

  5. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)来(lái)早(zǎo)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    You are two hours early!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)怕(pà)路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)。

    I was afraid of traffic on the way.

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In a sentence

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01

学(xué)校(xiào)在(zài)星(xīng)期(qī)六(liù)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)之(zhī)前(qián)放(fàng)学(xué)。

School finishes before noon on Saturdays.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

放(fàng)学(xué)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)走(zǒu)路(lù)回(huí)家(jiā)。

After school lets out, the children walk home together.

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放
fàng

to put; to place

学
xué

to learn; to study

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