旷工

曠工
kuànggōng
verb #29,921

Meanings

  1. 1 to be absent from work without leave
  2. 2 to skip work
  3. 3 to play truant (from work)

Examples

Tā méiyǒu qǐngjià jiù kuànggōng sān tiān, bèi gōngsī chǔfá le.
He was absent from work for three days without notice and was penalized by the company.
Jīngcháng kuànggōng huì yǐngxiǎng nǐ de zhíyè shēngyù.
Frequently skipping work will damage your professional reputation.

Tips

memory
means 'empty' or 'neglected' (as in 旷野, vast wilderness). 旷工 literally = 'neglecting work' — leaving your post empty.

Stroke Order

kuàng
gōng