缺席
Old HSK 6
缺席 (quēxí) · to be absent
缺席 (quēxí) means “to be absent”. It is written with 2 characters: 缺 (to lack) + 席 (seat). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缺席 is built
The characters
缺 quē · to lack
What 缺 is made of
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 山shān — mountain
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 缶 gives the meaning, 夬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
席 xí · seat
What 席 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A cloth 巾 or straw 艹 mat in the house 广 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他因为生病缺席了会议。Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng quēxí le huìyì.He was absent from the meeting because he was ill.
小明从来没有缺席过上课。Xiǎomíng cónglái méiyǒu quēxí guò shàngkè.Xiaoming has never missed a class.
Questions about 缺席
What does 缺席 mean?
缺席 (quēxí) means “to be absent”.
How do you pronounce 缺席?
缺席 is pronounced quēxí.
Which HSK level is 缺席?
缺席 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 缺乏quēfáto lack
- 缺口quēkǒugap
- 缺陷quēxiàndefect
- 缺quēto lack
- 出席chūxíto attend
- 主席zhǔxíchairman
Learn 缺席 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 151: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.