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HSK
7-9

to be missing

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi1zong1 shīzōng

Meaning


Primary

to be missing

Alternatives

be missing, been missing, is missing, missing

Mnemonic


When something is 失踪 missing, it is because we have 失 lost sight of its 踪 tracks.

Usage


他 突然 失踪 了。

He suddenly went missing.

这 个 孩子 已经 失踪 了 两 天。

This child has been missing for two days.

这 个 人 失踪 了, 没人 知道 他 在 哪里。

This person is missing, no one knows where he is.