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缺席 (quē xí): Absent (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

缺席 consists of 2 characters.

缺
quē
to lack, to be short of, deficient
席
xí
mat, seat, banquet

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Pinyinquē xí
Meaningabsent
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 缺席.

  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 保密bǎo mìkeep something secret
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
  • 策划cè huàplan; plot; scheme
  • 凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 缺席.

Words with 缺
  • 缺少quē shǎoHSK 4
  • 缺点quē diǎnHSK 4
  • 缺乏quē fáHSK 5
  • 短缺duǎn quēHSK 6
  • 缺口quē kǒuHSK 6
  • 缺陷quē xiànHSK 6
欠缺
qiàn quē
HSK 7-9
  • 残缺cán quēHSK 7-9
    • Words with 席
    • 主席zhǔ xíHSK 5
    • 出席chū xíHSK 5
    • 席位xí wèiHSK 7-9
    • 首席shǒu xíHSK 7-9
    • 苇席wěi xí
    3.

    How to Use 缺席 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 缺席 with other words naturally.

    Verb + Objectwith会议
    quē缺
    xí席
    huì会
    yì议
    neutral
    absent from a meeting
    Adverb + Verb
    cháng长
    qī期
    quē缺
    xí席
    formal
    long-term absence
    Adjective + Nounwith判决
    quē缺
    xí席
    pàn判
    jué决
    4.

    Example Sentences with 缺席

    tā他
    jīn今
    tiān天
    quē缺
    xí席
    le了
    。
    wú无
    gù故
    quē缺
    xí席
    formal
    absent without reason
    formal
    Written
    default judgment
    He is absent today.
    yóu由
    yú于
    háng航
    bān班
    yán延
    wù误
    ，
    tā他
    bù不
    dé得
    bù不
    quē缺
    xí席
    zhè这
    cì次
    zhòng重
    yào要
    de的
    dǒng董
    shì事
    huì会
    。
    Due to a flight delay, he had to be absent from this important board meeting.
    nǐ你
    míng明
    tiān天
    huì会
    quē缺
    xí席
    xiǎo小
    zǔ组
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    ma吗
    ？
    wǒ我
    men们
    xū需
    yào要
    tí提
    qián前
    xié协
    tiáo调
    。
    Will you be absent from the group discussion tomorrow? We need to coordinate in advance.
    yīn因
    wèi为
    shēng生
    bìng病
    ，
    tā她
    quē缺
    xí席
    le了
    huì会
    yì议
    。
    She was absent from the meeting because she was sick.
    tā他
    cóng从
    wèi未
    quē缺
    xí席
    guò过
    rèn任
    hé何
    yí一
    cì次
    jiā家
    tíng庭
    jù聚
    cān餐
    ，
    zhè这
    cì次
    yě也
    bú不
    lì例
    wài外
    。
    He has never been absent from any family dinner, and this time is no exception.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tiān天
    qì气
    è恶
    liè劣
    ，
    dàn但
    dà大
    bù部
    fen分
    yuán员
    gōng工
    bìng并
    wèi未
    quē缺
    xí席
    zhè这
    cì次
    péi培
    xùn训
    。
    Despite the bad weather, most employees did not miss this training session.
    zài在
    zuó昨
    tiān天
    de的
    jù聚
    huì会
    shàng上
    ，
    yǒu有
    jǐ几
    gè个
    péng朋
    yǒu友
    quē缺
    xí席
    le了
    ，
    zhè这
    ràng让
    wǒ我
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    shī失
    wàng望
    。
    At yesterday's party, a few friends were absent, which made me a bit disappointed.
    tīng听
    shuō说
    nǐ你
    shàng上
    zhōu周
    quē缺
    xí席
    le了
    jù聚
    huì会
    ，
    shì是
    yǒu有
    shén什
    me么
    tè特
    bié别
    de的
    shì事
    ma吗
    ？
    I heard you were absent from the gathering last week; was there something special going on?