Definition & Meaning

play truant; cut school; cut classes; skip school; be absent from school without leave

Word usage

kuàng kè

旷 课

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v.play truant; cut school; cut classes; skip school; be absent from school without leave
- tā yóu yú kuàng kè ér bèi sòng jìn shōu róng suǒ
  他由于旷课而被送进收容所。
  He was taken into care because of his non-attendance at school.
- tā zǒng shì kuàng kè
  他总是旷课。
  He's always cutting class.
- xué sheng bù yīng gāi kuàng kè
  学生不应该旷课。
  Students should not be absent from class.

Word usage

Separable word
"旷" and "课" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他旷了一天课。
  He has played truant for a day.
- 他上大学时旷过课。
  He was once absent from school without leave when he was in college.
- 她是今天上午旷的课。
  It was in this morning that she played truants.

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