下班
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
下班 (xiàbān) · to finish work
下班 (xiàbān) means “to finish work”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 班 (class). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 下班 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
班 bān · class
What 班 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Cutting 刂 a piece of jade 王 in two, symbolizing two classes (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爸爸六点下班。Bàba liù diǎn xiàbān.Dad finishes work at six.
你几点下班？Nǐ jǐ diǎn xiàbān?What time do you get off work?
Questions about 下班
What does 下班 mean?
下班 (xiàbān) means “to finish work”.
How do you pronounce 下班?
下班 is pronounced xiàbān.
Which HSK level is 下班?
下班 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
Learn 下班 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.