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퇴근하다 means to leave your workplace after work. It is different from leaving a place generally, which is often 나가다 or 떠나다.
퇴근 후에 means “after work.” It is a common phrase for evening routines.
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저녁 여섯 시에 퇴근해요.
jeonyeok yeoseot sie toegeunhaeyo.
I leave work at six in the evening.
퇴근 후에 집에서 저녁을 먹어요.
toegeun hue jibeseo jeonyeogeul meogeoyo.
After work, I eat dinner at home.
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