不
翼
而
飞

To disappear without trace in Chinese: 不翼而飞 (bù yì ér fēi)

bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不翼而飛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to disappear without trace
  2. 2to vanish all of a sudden
  3. 3to spread fast
  4. 4to spread like wildfire

Stroke order

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不
翼
而
飞

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄟ

fēi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

不翼而飞

Simplified

不翼而飛

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我的钱包竟然不翼而飞了。

    wǒ de qián bāo jìng rán bú yì ér fēi le。

    My wallet vanished without a trace.

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Related words

不

bù

no

而

ér

and

飞

fēi

to fly

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

然而

rán ér

however

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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