Meaning of 缺席
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
quēxí
- to be absent
缺席 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
从上周三起，她一直缺席。
She has been absent since last Wednesday.
太好了。没有一个人缺席。
Good. No absentees.
告诉我他为什么缺席了。
Tell me why he was absent.
今天有两个学生缺席。
Two pupils are absent today.
你没有任何借口缺席这次会议。
There is no excuse to help get you out of the meeting.
Stroke order for each character
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缺 quē · deficiency · 10 strokes
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席 xí · woven mat · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 缺席.
| 缺少 | quēshǎo | lack; shortage of |
| 缺点 | quēdiǎn | weak point; fault |
| 主席 | zhǔxí | chairperson; premier |
| 出席 | chūxí | to attend; to participate |
| 缺乏 | quēfá | to lack; to be short of |
| 首席 | shǒuxí | seat of honor; chief (representative, correspondent etc) |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw |
| 席位 | xíwèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc); parliamentary or congressional seat |
| 缺口 | quēkǒu | nick; jag |
| 短缺 | duǎnquē | shortage |
| 缺失 | quēshī | lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect |
| 欠缺 | qiànquē | to be deficient in; lapse |
Questions about 缺席
What does 缺席 mean?
缺席 (quēxí) means "to be absent".
How do you write 缺席?
缺席 is made of 2 characters: 缺 (10 strokes), 席 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 缺席 an HSK word?
Yes. 缺席 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.