缺席 (quē xí) — to be absent (from an event, meeting, class, etc.)
Definition
Used for being absent from a planned event (meeting, class, trial). Unlike 缺 / 缺少 / 缺乏 (lacking something abstract or a resource) or 旷课 (deliberately skipping class), 缺席 simply states non-attendance, whether excused or not.
verb
to be absent (from an event, meeting, class, etc.)
Examples
- 缺席。Tā jīng cháng quē xí huì yì.He is often absent from meetings.
- 缺席。Jīn tiān yǒu sān rén quē xí.Three people are absent today.
- 缺席，。Rú guǒ nǐ quē xí, qǐng tí qián qǐng jià.If you are absent, please ask for leave in advance.
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