踪影 (zōng yǐng) — trace; sign

Definition

A literary word for 'trace' or 'sign' of a person or thing, usually in the phrase 没有踪影 ('no trace').

noun
tracesign

Examples

  • 踪影
    Jǐng chá zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, hái shì méi yǒu fā xiàn tā de zōng yǐng.
    The police searched for a long time but still found no trace of him.
  • 踪影
    Zhè zhī lǎo hǔ de zōng yǐng zài sēn lín lǐ xiāo shī le.
    The trace of this tiger disappeared into the forest.
  • 踪影
    Zì cóng nà cì zhēng chǎo hòu, tā jiù méi le zōng yǐng.
    Since that quarrel, there has been no trace of him.

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