旷工

曠工

kuànggōng

verb #29,921

Meanings

HSK 5

他没有请假就旷工三天，被公司处罚了。

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.

HSK 7-9

经常旷工会影响你的职业声誉。

Jīngcháng kuànggōng huì yǐngxiǎng nǐ de zhíyè shēngyù.

Frequently skipping work will damage your professional reputation.

memory

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

旷 kuàng

工 gōng