be missing (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
失蹤
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他的妹妹昨天突然失踪了，家人都非常担心。 tā de mèimei zuótiān tūrán shīzōng le, jiārén dōu fēicháng dānxīn. - His sister suddenly went missing yesterday, and the family is very worried.
警方正在调查这起失踪案件。 jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá zhè qǐ shīzōng ànjiàn. - The police are investigating this missing persons case.
他的手机关机后便失踪了几天。 tā de shǒujī guānjī hòu biàn shīzōng le jǐ tiān. - After his phone was turned off, he went missing for a few days.
这个地方最近发生了几起失踪事件。 zhège dìfāng zuìjìn fāshēng le jǐ qǐ shīzōng shìjiàn. - Several disappearances have occurred in this area recently.
他失踪了一个星期后被发现在山上。 tā shīzōng le yīgè xīngqī hòu bèi fāxiàn zài shān shàng. - He was found in the mountains a week after he went missing.
Characters
失 shī - lose; cannot find; lose control of; become unusual or abnormal; fail to achieve one's end; violate |
踪 zōng - footprint, trace, tracks |