缺勤 Traditional form: 缺勤 Pinyin (reading): quēqín Definitions: to be absent from work or school Characters: 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive Traditional characters: 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive