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缺席

to be absent

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

que1xi2 • quēxí

Meaning

Primary

to be absent

Alternatives

be absent, is absent, absent, absence

Mnemonic

缺席 To be absent is to make it so that your 席 mat within a meeting 缺 lacks your sitting presence.

Usage

这 次 会议 没 人 缺席。

There is no one absent from this meeting.

你 缺席 的 理由

the reason for your absence

因 生病 而 缺席

be absent due to illness