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收工

shōugōng
verb #11,423

Meanings

  1. 1 to finish work for the day
  2. 2 to knock off
  3. 3 to call it a day

Examples

今天太晚了，收工吧。
Jīntiān tài wǎn le, shōugōng ba.
It's too late today, let's call it a day.
工人们五点准时收工。
Gōngrénmen wǔ diǎn zhǔnshí shōugōng.
The workers knock off at five o'clock sharp.

Tips

usage
收工 originally referred to manual laborers stopping work, but is now commonly used in any context to mean 'call it a day.'

Stroke Order

收 shōu
工 gōng