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蹺課

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Mandarin · pinyin qiāo kè

to skip class

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蹺: Look up this written character
課: kè · lesson; course; classwork
跷: qiāo · raise one's foot
课: kè · lesson; course; classwork

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1–4 · qiao1 ke4

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