開小差 kāi xiǎo chāi

to be absent-minded; absent without leave (AWOL); to desert

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be absent-minded
  2. 2. absent without leave (AWOL)
  3. 3. to desert
  4. 4. to abscond from the army

Characters

Character Meaning
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
差 chāi HSK 3
to fall short of; wrong; to differ from