下落不明 (xià luò bù míng) — (fixed expression) whereabouts unknown; missing (formal or journalistic style)

Definition

Examples

• 警察还在寻找那个下落不明的孩子。
  Jǐng chá hái zài xún zhǎo nà ge xià luò bù míng de hái zi.
  The police are still looking for that missing child.
• 那架飞机下落不明，大家都很担心。
  Nà jià fēi jī xià luò bù míng, dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn.
  That plane is missing; everyone is very worried.
• 他的行李下落不明，已经向机场报告了。
  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.