HSK 1 · Work

下班

xià bān

to get off work

Stroke order of 下班

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes 班 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

下 ends the 班 shift split with a knife 刂 between two jade 王s.

Parts: 下 finish + 班 shift (王 + 刂 + 王)

The characters in 下班

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
班 bān — class; team (10 strokes)

Example sentence

你几点下班？

What time do you get off work?

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

Words with 班

班class; team 上班to go to work 班长class monitor 班级class (of students)

More words: Work

工作work; job; to work 工人worker 上班to go to work 开会to have a meeting 请假to ask for leave 放假to have a holiday 事matter; thing 忙busy 准备to prepare; to plan 干to do 做to do; to make

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