失踪 (shī zōng) — to go missing, to disappear (of a person or object)
Definition
失踪 is a more serious, often official term for people or things that have gone missing, typically in news or police contexts. 比 消失 stronger and more formal; 不见 is the casual, everyday equivalent.
verb
to go missingto disappear (of a person or object)
Examples
- 失踪。Nà ge hái zi yǐ jīng shī zōng liǎng tiān le.That child has been missing for two days.
- 失踪。Jǐng fāng zài sēn lín lǐ zhǎo dào le shī zōng de yóu kè.The police found the missing tourist in the forest.
- 失踪，。Tā de hù zhào shī zōng le, xū yào bǔ bàn.His passport is missing; he needs to get a replacement.
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