缺席

Traditional form:

缺席

Pinyin (reading):

quēxí

Definitions:

• to be absent

Characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat

Traditional characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat