下课
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
下课 (xiàkè) · to finish class
下课 (xiàkè) means “to finish class”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 课 (lesson). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 下课 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)
课 kè · lesson
What 课 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 果guǒ — fruit
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 果 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们十一点下课。Wǒmen shíyī diǎn xiàkè.Our class ends at eleven.
下课了，我们去吃饭吧。Xiàkè le, wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.Class is over, let's go and eat.
Questions about 下课
What does 下课 mean?
下课 (xiàkè) means “to finish class”.
How do you pronounce 下课?
下课 is pronounced xiàkè.
Which HSK level is 下课?
下课 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
Learn 下课 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.