下落不明 (xià luò bù míng) — (fixed expression) whereabouts unknown; missing (formal or journalistic style)
Definition
A formal/journalistic idiom meaning a person or thing's current location cannot be found. Common in police reports, news, and missing-person notices.
idiom
(fixed expression) whereabouts unknownmissing (formal or journalistic style)
Examples
- 下落不明。Jǐng chá hái zài xún zhǎo nà ge xià luò bù míng de hái zi.The police are still looking for that missing child.
- 下落不明，。Nà jià fēi jī xià luò bù míng, dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn.That plane is missing; everyone is very worried.
- 下落不明，。Tā de xíng li xià luò bù míng, yǐ jīng xiàng jī chǎng bào gào le.His luggage is missing; he already reported it to the airport.
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