踪迹 (zōng jì) — tracks; traces; footprints
Definition
踪迹 is literary, used for traces a person or animal has passed through — broader than 脚印 (just footprints) and more concrete than 线索 (an investigative clue).
noun
trackstracesfootprints
Examples
- 踪迹。Jǐng chá zài xuě dì lǐ fā xiàn le dòng wù de zōng jì.The police found animal tracks in the snow.
- ，踪迹。Jīng guò duō nián, yǐ jīng zhǎo bú dào rèn hé zōng jì le.After many years, no traces can be found anymore.
- 踪迹。Nà ge shī zōng de rén méi yǒu liú xià rèn hé zōng jì.That missing person left no traces behind.
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