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失踪

shī zōng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be missing
  2. 2. to disappear
  3. 3. unaccounted for

Word relationships

Register variants

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失联
shī lián

to lose contact

'失联'更正式，常用于新闻报道。

Related words

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丢失
diū shī

to lose; to misplace

'失踪'指人或物找不到，'丢失'指物品遗失，不用于人。

Synonyms

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消失
xiāo shī

to disappear; to fade away

两者都表示不再出现。'失踪'多指人下落不明，'消失'可用于人或事物。

Usage notes

Collocations

通常用作不及物动词，不带宾语，如“他失踪了”，不说“失踪他”。

Common mistakes

不说“失踪钱”或“失踪东西”，应说“丢失了钱”。‘失踪’只用于人或飞机等，且不能带宾语。

Example Sentences

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那个孩子昨天 失踪 了。
That child went missing yesterday.
搜救队正在寻找 失踪 的登山者。
The search and rescue team is looking for the missing mountaineer.
警察在森林里搜寻 失踪 的登山者。
The police are searching the forest for the missing hiker.

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Words Containing 失踪

作战失踪
zuò zhàn shī zōng

see 作戰失蹤人員|作战失踪人员[zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán]

作战失踪人员
zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán

missing in action (MIA) (military)

玩失踪
wán shī zōng

to hide oneself (as a joke)

Child Words of 失踪

失
shī

to lose

踪
zōng

footprint