下课 (xià kè)

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach)

Character breakdown

下 (xià) · 3 strokes

Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 (two). Opposite of 上.
课 (kè) · 10 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound. Simplified form of 課.

Example sentences

下课了吗？ — You get out of class?
你几点下课？ — What time do you get out of class?
请你读一下课文。 — Please read the passage.
离下课还有十分钟。 — Ten minutes remained until the end of the lesson.
他们四十分钟之后下课。 — They'll get out of class in forty minutes.

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