Chinese phrase
下班了 xià bān le
Meaning
be off work
When to use it
It means that someone has finished work for the day. It is a common way to say that a person is no longer at work, often because the workday has ended.
Example dialogue
他现在能接电话吗？ tā xiàn zài néng jiē diàn huà ma
Can he answer the phone now?
他 下班了，可能已经回家，暂时接不了电话。 tā xià bān le kě néng yǐ jīng huí jiā zàn shí jiē bù liǎo diàn huà
He's already off work, so he may already be home and unable to answer the phone for a while.