---
title: "谁先下班？ | How to say finish work in Chinese | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "How to say finish work in Chinese: 下班, in an easy HSK 2 story about an office where nobody wants to leave first."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-finish-work-in-chinese"
published: "2026-11-02"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Original story · [HSK 2](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-2)

# 谁先下班？

How to say finish work in Chinese

下午五点半，下班了。可是，没有人走。

我看看左边，大家都在看电脑。我看看右边，大家也在看电脑。

老板还没走，我也不想先走。

六点了，没有人走。七点了，还是没有人走。

我很饿，也很累。

八点，老板站起来，问大家：“你们为什么都不下班？”

我小声说：“您没走，我们不好意思先走。”

老板笑了：“我没走，是因为我在等你们走啊！”

他说完，第一个走出了门。

五分钟以后，办公室里一个人也没有了。

**148 characters** in this story

HSK 2 · 3 min audio**星期五（上）**

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## Words in this story

- [老板lǎobǎnboss](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E6%9D%BF)
- [可是kěshìbut](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AF%E6%98%AF)
- [先xiānfirst](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%88)
- [饿èhungry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%BF)
- [以后yǐhòulater](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%A5%E5%90%8E)
- [办公室bàngōngshìoffice](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9E%E5%85%AC%E5%AE%A4)
- [走zǒuto go](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B0)
- [左边zuǒbianleft](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B7%A6%E8%BE%B9)
- [右边yòubianright side](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%B3%E8%BE%B9)
- [累lèitired](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B4%AF)
- [站zhànto stand](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%99)
- [为什么wèishénmewhy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88)
- [不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8D%E5%A5%BD%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D)
- [笑xiàoto laugh](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%91)
- [因为yīnwèibecause](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%A0%E4%B8%BA)
- [等děngto wait](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AD%89)