měicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.

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Breakdown of měicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.

• 都dōu: all
• 去qù: to go
• 以后yǐhòu: after

Questions & Answers about měicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.

1. Why do we say 每次下班以后 and not just 每下班以后 or 每下班?

In Chinese, 每 (every) usually needs a measure word or a unit after it.

• 次 is a measure word for actions or events, meaning time / occurrence.
• 下班 is the action to get off work.

So:

• 每次下班以后 = after every time I get off work
• ❌ 每下班以后 – incorrect, because 每 is not directly followed by a measure/unit.
• ❌ 每下班 – same issue; 每 needs something like 次, 天, 个星期, etc.

Other correct examples:

• 每天下班以后 – every day after work
• 每个星期下班以后 – every week after work

2. What exactly does 下班 mean here? Is it a verb, a noun, or a phrase like “after my work shift”?

下班 is a verb meaning to get off work / to finish one’s work shift.

In 每次下班以后:

• 下班 is the action: to get off work.
• 以后 means after.
• Together: after (I) get off work.

So structurally it’s like:

• 每次 + (I) get off work + 以后
  → Every time (I) get off work, after that...

You don’t need to add “我的工作” or “班” as a noun; 下班 itself already implies that you’ve finished working.

3. What is the role of 以后 here? Could I leave 以后 out?