旷课

旷课 kuàngkè

To play truant; to cut classes^†

旷课 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體曠課 kuangke

What 旷课 means

To play truant^†
to cut classes^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 旷课, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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旷课 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

旷

kuàng

Spacious

课

kè

Subject (class - lesson)

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How to write 旷课

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旷课 in a sentence

他从来不旷课，全勤了三年。

Tā cónglái bú kuàng kè, quánqín le sān nián.

He never skips class and has had full attendance for three years.

旷课太多会影响成绩。

Kuàng kè tài duō huì yǐngxiǎng chéngjì.

Missing too many classes affects your marks.

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Questions about 旷课

What does 旷课 mean in English?

旷课 is pronounced kuàngkè and means To play truant, to cut classes †.

How do you pronounce 旷课?

旷课 is kuàngkè in pinyin — written kuangke without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 旷课?

旷课 is written with 2 characters: 旷 (kuàng) Spacious, 课 (kè) Subject (class - lesson). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 旷课 written in traditional Chinese?

曠課. The simplified form 旷课 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 曠課 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kuàngkè.

Is 旷课 an HSK word?

Yes — 旷课 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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