Chinese Grammar Reference logo

    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'to finish school' with 放学 (fàngxué)

    Actions & Events
    Time Expressions

    Structure

    Time + 放学 + 了

    Explanation

    放学 (fàngxué) means 'to finish school' or 'school is over.' It is commonly used to describe the end of the school day. It often appears with a time expression to indicate when school lets out, as in 六点放学了 (school ends at six).

    Examples

    • 孩子们放学了，校门口好多家长。

      Háizimen fàngxué le, xiào ménkǒu hǎo duō jiāzhǎng.

      The kids are out of school — there are so many parents at the school gate.

    • 你们几点放学？

      Nǐmen jǐ diǎn fàngxué?

      What time do you get out of school?

    • 放学以后我想去打篮球。

      Fàngxué yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng qù dǎ lánqiú.

      After school I want to go play basketball.