失踪

失蹤

shīzōng

verb HSK 7-9 #989

Meanings

HSK 2

那个小女孩已经失踪三天了。

Nàge xiǎo nǚhái yǐjīng shīzōng sān tiān le.

That little girl has been missing for three days.

HSK 2

飞机在海上失踪了。

Fēijī zài hǎishàng shīzōng le.

The airplane went missing over the sea.

memory

失 (lose) + 踪 (trace/tracks) = the traces are lost. No footprints left to follow.

usage

失踪 is used for people, vehicles, or objects that have disappeared with no known whereabouts. Often seen in news reports.

失 shī

踪 zōng