收工 (shōu gōng) — to finish work for the day, to call it a day
Definition
Idiomatic phrase meaning to finish work for the day or call it a job. Colloquial and common in workplace and casual speech.
verb
to finish work for the dayto call it a day
Examples
- 。Jīn tiān tí qián shōu le gōng.We finished work early today.
- 收工。Wǒ men wǔ diǎn zhōng jiù shōu gōng le.We finished work at five o'clock.
- ，收工！Wài miàn xià yǔ le, dà jiā gǎn kuài shōu gōng ba!It's raining outside, everyone finish up quickly!
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