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缺席

quē xí · que xi

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be absent
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Missing the meeting

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)会(huì)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)缺席(quēxí)了(le)？

    Why were you absent from yesterday's meeting?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡过头(shuìguòtóu)了(le)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    I overslept. Sorry.

  3. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，缺席(quēxí)的(de)人(rén)要(yào)请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)吃(chī)糖(táng)。

    The teacher said whoever is absent has to treat everyone to candy.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？只(zhǐ)缺席(quēxí)一次(yīcì)也(yě)要(yào)吗(ma)？

    Really? Even for just one absence?

  5. Liangliang

    开玩笑(kāiwánxiào)的(de)！笔记(bǐjì)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)带来(dàilái)了(le)。

    Just kidding! I brought you my notes.

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In a sentence

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01

她(tā)的(de)缺(quē)席(xí)令(lìng)我(wǒ)们(men)感(gǎn)到(dào)失(shī)望(wàng)。

We were disappointed at her absence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jenny5752 · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)学(xué)生(sheng)缺(quē)席(xí)。

There wasn't one student who was absent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AOCinJAPAN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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