失散

shīsàn
verb #18,931

Meanings

  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 to be separated from
  3. 3 to be scattered

Examples

HSK 4
Tā hé jiārén zài zhànzhēng zhōng shīsàn le.
He was separated from his family during the war.
HSK 7-9
Shīsàn duōnián de xiōngdì zhōngyú tuánjù le.
The brothers who had been separated for many years were finally reunited.

Tips

usage
失散 often implies involuntary separation, especially due to war, disaster, or other upheavals. It carries an emotional weight of longing.

Stroke Order

shī
sàn