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The word 放学 is formed by combining the character 放, meaning "to release" or "to let go", with 学, meaning "to study" or "school", resulting in a compound that literally means "to release from school" and conveys the meaning "to finish school" or "school is over".

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我每天下午四点放学。

Wǒ měitiān xiàwǔ sì diǎn fàngxué.

I finish school at four o'clock every afternoon.

放学后，我经常和同学一起打篮球。

Fàngxué hòu, wǒ jīngcháng hé tóngxué yīqǐ dǎ lánqiú.

After school, I often play basketball with my classmates.

孩子们放学回家时要注意交通安全。

Háizimen fàngxué huí jiā shí yào zhùyì jiāotōng ānquán.

Children should pay attention to traffic safety when going home after school.

听到放学的铃声，学生们都兴奋地整理书包。

Tīng dào fàngxué de língshēng, xuéshēngmen dōu xīngfèn de zhěnglǐ shūbāo.

Hearing the school dismissal bell, the students all excitedly packed their schoolbags.

老师因为下雨决定提前半小时放学。

Lǎoshī yīnwèi xià yǔ juédìng tíqián bàn xiǎoshí fàngxué.

The teacher decided to dismiss school half an hour early because of the rain.

Word Definition - 放学

fàng xué school is over; to get out of school/class

Individual Character Details

放 fàng
学 xué