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下落

xiàluò
noun HSK 7-9 #4,977

Meanings

  1. 1 whereabouts (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 the place where someone or something has ended up

Characters

下
xià
down; where something falls
落
luò
to fall; to settle; to land
Literally 'where something has fallen/landed' - where someone or something has ended up.

Examples

HSK 5
那笔钱的下落不明。
Nà bǐ qián de xiàluòbùmíng.
The whereabouts of that money are unknown.
HSK 7-9
警方正在调查嫌疑人的下落。
Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá xiányírén de xiàluò.
The police are investigating the suspect's whereabouts.
HSK 7-9
他失踪多年，至今下落不明。
Tā shīzōng duōnián, zhìjīn xiàluòbùmíng.
He's been missing for years, his whereabouts still unknown.

Tips

usage
下落不明 (xiàluò bùmíng, 'whereabouts unknown') is a fixed phrase commonly seen in news reports about missing persons, unsolved cases, or lost assets. It has a more formal, serious tone than simply saying 找不到.

Stroke Order

下 xià
落 luò