销声匿迹

銷聲匿跡

xiāoshēngnìjì

idiom #18,555

Meanings

1 to vanish without a trace
2 to lie low
3 to disappear from public view

Characters

to extinguish; to cancel

to hide; to conceal

trace; footprint

Examples

那个歌手已经销声匿迹好几年了。

Nàge gēshǒu yǐjīng xiāoshēngnìjì hǎo jǐ nián le.

That singer has vanished from the scene for several years.

案发后，嫌疑人销声匿迹了。

Àn fā hòu, xiányírén xiāoshēngnìjì le.

After the crime, the suspect disappeared without a trace.

Tips

memory

销声 (extinguish sound) + 匿迹 (hide traces) — no sound, no footprints, completely vanished.

Stroke Order

销 xiāo

声 shēng

匿 nì

迹 jì