失散

shīsàn

verb #18,931

Meanings

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

Characters

to scatter; to disperse

Examples

他和家人在战争中失散了。

Tā hé jiārén zài zhànzhēng zhōng shīsàn le.

He was separated from his family during the war.

失散多年的兄弟终于团聚了。

Shīsàn duō nián 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

失 shī

散 sàn