退席 Traditional form: 退席 Pinyin (reading): tuìxí Definitions: to absent oneself from a meeting to decline to attend Characters: 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat Traditional characters: 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat