翘课

翹課

qiàokè

verb

Meanings

HSK 1

他昨天翘课去看电影了。

Tā zuótiān qiàokè qù kàn diànyǐng le.

He skipped class yesterday to go see a movie.

HSK 7-9

翘课太多会被退学。

Qiàokè tài duō huì bèi tuìxué.

Skipping too many classes can get you expelled.

HSK 7-9

不要翘我三节课！

Bùyào qiào wǒ sān jié kè!

Don't skip three of my classes!

Colloquial, mainly Taiwan/south usage. Mainland students more often say 逃课 or 旷课 (the latter more formal/official).

grammar

Separable verb: 翘了一节课 (skipped one class), 翘过课 (has skipped class before).

翘 qiào

课 kè