旷课

曠課

kuàngkè

verb HSK 7-9 #25,309

Meanings

Literally 'neglect class' - unauthorized absence from school.

HSK 2

他经常旷课，老师很生气。

Tā jīngcháng kuàngkè, lǎoshī hěn shēngqì.

He often skips class, and the teacher is very angry.

HSK 6

旷课三次以上会被扣分。

Kuàngkè sān cì yǐshàng huì bèi kòufēn.

Skipping class more than three times will result in points being deducted.

usage

旷课 implies unauthorized absence - it's always negative. For excused absences, use 请假. The 旷 character also appears in 旷工 (skip work).

旷 kuàng

课 kè