放学 (fàng xué) — to get out of school, to finish school for the day
Definition
放学 means the whole school day is over and you go home — not just one class finishing. Use 下课 when a single class ends.
verb
to get out of schoolto finish school for the day
Examples
- 放学。Wǒ men měi tiān xià wǔ sì diǎn fàng xué.We get out of school at four every afternoon.
- 放学？Nǐ fàng xué yǐ hòu xiǎng zuò shén me?What do you want to do after school?
- 。Wǒ fàng le xué jiù huí jiā zuò zuò yè.I go home and do homework as soon as school is out.
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