踪影

蹤影

zōngyǐng

noun #12,776

Meanings

1 trace; vestige; sign (of someone's presence)

Characters

trace; track; footprint

Examples

他消失得无影无踪，找不到任何踪影。

Tā xiāoshī de wúyǐngwúzōng, zhǎo budào rènhé zōngyǐng.

He vanished without a trace; no sign of him could be found.

那只猫不见了踪影。

Nà zhī māo bújiàn le zōngyǐng.

That cat has disappeared without a trace.

Tips

usage

踪影 is most often used in negative constructions: 不见踪影 (no trace to be found), 没有踪影 (no sign of). Rarely used in positive statements.

Stroke Order

踪 zōng

影 yǐng