How to Say ‘They get off work rather late’ in Simplified Chinese
下班比较晚
xià bān bǐ jiào wǎn
[xiàbān bǐjiào wahn]
💬 Usage Tip: 比较 (bǐ jiào) before an adjective means "rather" or "fairly" even when nothing is being compared. You can use it the same way in 比较忙 "pretty busy".
Phrase Breakdown
下班
xià bān
[xiàbān]
to get off work
To finish the workday and leave work.
你几点下班？
What time do you get off work?
比较
bǐ jiào
[bǐjiào]
relatively; rather
Indicates a moderate degree, like 'fairly'.
今天比较忙。
Today is rather busy.
晚
wǎn
[wahn]
late; later
Indicates a later time, especially compared with now or another expected time.
我今天会晚一点回复你。
I’ll reply to you a bit later today.
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