Definition
放学 (fàng xué) means 'to get out of school for the day' — it refers to the end of the entire school day, not just a single class. 下课 (xià kè) is for finishing one class period. 放学 is a separable verb (离合词): you can say 放了学 'after school is out'.
verb
to get out of schoolto finish school for the day
Examples
- 放学。Wǒmen měitiān xiàwǔ sì diǎn fàng xué.We get out of school at four every afternoon.
- 放学？Nǐ fàng xué yǐhòu xiǎng zuò shénme?What do you want to do after school?
- 。Wǒ fàng le xué jiù huí jiā zuò zuòyè.I go home and do homework as soon as school is out.
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