缺
席

To be absent in Chinese: 缺席 (quē xí)

quē xí

to be absent

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be absent

Stroke order

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缺
席

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ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄒㄧˊ

xí

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他因为生病缺席了今天的会议。

    tā yīn wéi shēng bìng quē xí le jīn tiān de huì yì。

    He was absent from today's meeting because of illness.

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Related words

缺

quē

deficiency

席

xí

woven mat

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

出席

chū xí

to attend

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

主席

zhǔ xí

chairperson

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect

首席

shǒu xí

chief (representative, correspondent etc)

残缺

cán quē

badly damaged

短缺

duǎn quē

shortage

紧缺

jǐn quē

in short supply

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