逃学

逃學

táoxué

verb #14,447

Meanings

1 to play truant
2 to skip school
3 to cut class

Characters

to escape; to flee; to run away

to study; school

Examples

他经常逃学去网吧打游戏。

Tā jīngcháng táoxué qù wǎngbā dǎ yóuxì.

He often skips school to play games at the internet cafe.

老师发现他逃学了，通知了家长。

Lǎoshī fāxiàn tā táoxué le, tōngzhī le jiāzhǎng.

The teacher found out he was playing truant and notified his parents.

Tips

usage

逃学 means skipping school entirely (not showing up). For skipping individual classes while at school, use 逃课 (táokè) or 旷课 (kuàngkè).

Stroke Order

逃 táo

学 xué