# 缺席 (quēxí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缺席 (quēxí) means “to be absent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be absent
- Pinyin: quēxí (que1 xi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他因为生病缺席了昨天的会议。
  Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng quēxíle zuótiān de huìyì.
  He was absent from yesterday's meeting due to illness.

## Characters

- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of
- [席](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-seat/) (xí): seat; banquet

https://hanziro.com/word/que-xi-be-absent/

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