消失 (xiāo shī) — to disappear; to fade away
Definition
消失 is a general verb for things vanishing — light, smiles, customs, even people. 失踪 is used mainly when a person or object goes missing unexpectedly; 绝迹 means vanishing completely (a species, a practice).
verb
to disappearto fade away
Examples
- ，消失。Tài yáng luò shān yǐ hòu, guāng xiàn jiàn jiàn xiāo shī le.After the sun sets, the light gradually disappears.
- 消失。Tā liǎn shàng de xiào róng tū rán xiāo shī le.The smile on her face suddenly disappeared.
- 消失。Zhè xiē gǔ lǎo de xí sú zhèng zài màn màn xiāo shī.These ancient customs are slowly fading away.
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