下班 (xià bān)

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.

• 班 (Bān) · 10 strokes

  Depicts a knife (刂) cutting a gem into two halves (玨), based on the original meaning "to divide". The meaning later shifted to "division", "group", and "team".

Example sentences

1. 你们一般几点下班？ — When do you usually get off work?
2. 你一般几点下班？ — When do you usually get off work?
3. 你几点下班？ — When are you getting off work?
4. 一般来说，我8:40下班。 — Generally speaking, I leave work at 8:40.
5. 你们公司几点下班? — When do you close?

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