烟消云散

煙消雲散
yānxiāo-yúnsàn
idiom #15,887

Meanings

  1. 1 to vanish like smoke in thin air
  2. 2 to disappear completely

Examples

HSK 5
Wùhuì jiěkāi hòu, máodùn yānxiāo-yúnsàn.
After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the conflict dissolved completely.
HSK 7-9
Tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi hòu, tā de fánnǎo yānxiāo-yúnsàn le.
After hearing the good news, his worries vanished into thin air.

Tips

usage
Often used for negative things disappearing - worries, anger, tension, suspicion. Rarely used for positive things vanishing.
memory
Smoke disperses (烟消) and clouds scatter (云散) - picture a sky clearing after a fire. Both halves paint the same image of things dissolving into nothing.

Stroke Order

yān
xiāo
yún
sàn