Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

開小差

kāixiǎochāi

ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄞ

Simplified 开小差

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

湯姆在開小差。

Tāngmǔ zài kāixiǎochāi

Tom isn't paying attention.

Keep 開小差 and it comes back until you know it.

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