缺席 quēxí▶ Ausente

Stroke order

缺席 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 缺 — 10 strokes
• 席 — 10 strokes

Related words

• 缺口brecha; hueco
• 缺陷defecto
• 主席Presidente
• 出席Asistir
• 缺乏Falta, carecer
• 缺少Falta, carecer

缺席 is pronounced quēxí and means “Ausente”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 缺席 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.