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下课 in Context

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Usage 1 - " to finish class": 

Sentence:

你什么时候下课?

English: 

When do you get out of class?

Top-Down Words:

什么时候 shíhòu - when? (literally “what moment”) 


Sentence:

下课后我们一起回家。 

English: 

After getting out of class we go home together.

Top-Down Words:

家 jiā - home, one’s home 


Sentence:

下课的时候学生们都回家了。 

English: 

When getting out of class, the students all go home.

Top-Down Words:

时候 shíhòu - moment in time
学生 xuéshēng - student
都 dōu - all
家 jiā - home, one’s home 


*Sentence:

早上我们一起去上课,下课后去吃午饭。

English: 

In the morning we go to class together and after class, we go to eat lunch.


*Sentence:

周一到周三我们四点半才下课,但是别的时间我们三点就下课了。

English: 

Monday through Wednesday we don't get out of class until 4:30, but the rest of the time we get out of class at 3:00.

Top-Down Words:

就 jiù - (expressing condition “then”)



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Comments   6

Micaela Ellison

周一到周三我们四点半才下课,但是别的时间我们三点就下课了。Does the use of 才 and 就 here relate to the comparison of late versus early? So if I wanted to change the sentence to mean "Mon thru Wed we get out of class at 3:00, but the rest of the time we don't get out until 4:30," then I would need to switch the placement of 就 and 才, not just the time. For example: 周一到周三我们三点就下班,但是别的时间我们四点半才下课了。I assume I could also start the sentence with 从?

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Mandarin Blueprint

才 denotes tardiness and 就 earliness in this context, so they can be used whenever the speaker wishes to communicate these meanings. Yes, you could start the sentence with 从

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCNeY71eNDI&t=1952s

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Chris Lewis

周一, 星期一are they interchangeable?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Yep! Although 星期 seems to be more common in daily speech in my personal experience.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5u5g-VtJo8&t=1757s

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