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How to Say ‘Are you off work?’ in Simplified Chinese

你下班了吗？

nǐ xià bān le ma

[nee xiàbān le ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 了吗 asks whether something has already happened: 你吃了吗 "have you eaten?", 你到了吗 "have you arrived?".

Phrase Breakdown

你下班

nǐ xià bān

you get off work

你 (nǐ) means 'you'. 下班 (xiàbān) means 'to finish work'.

Example

你几点下班？

What time do you get off work?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

下班

xià bān

[xiàbān]

to get off work

To finish the workday and leave work.

Example

你几点下班？

What time do you get off work?

了吗？

le ma

yet? (already?)

了 (le) shows something has happened. 吗 (ma) asks a yes/no question. Both are light and short.

Example

你吃了吗？

Have you eaten?

Words in this phrase

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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