失
踪

To be missing in Chinese: 失踪 (shī zōng)

shī zōng

to be missing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 失蹤1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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失
踪

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄗㄨㄥ

zōng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

失踪

Simplified

失蹤

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那个孩子失踪了三天。

    nà ge hái zi shī zōng le sān tiān。

    That child has been missing for three days.

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Related words

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

失误

shī wù

lapse

丧失

sàng shī

to lose

得失

dé shī

gains and losses

丢失

diū shī

to lose

跟踪

gēn zōng

to follow sb's tracks

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