失联

失聯

shīlián

verb

Meanings

1 to lose contact
2 to go missing (in communication)
3 to be unreachable

Characters

contact / connection

Examples

HSK 3

那架飞机失联已经三天了。

Nà jià fēijī shīlián yǐjīng sān tiān le.

That plane has been out of contact for three days now.

HSK 7-9

我们失联多年，最近才在微信上重逢。

Wǒmen shīlián duōnián, zuìjìn cái zài Wēixìn shàng chóngféng.

We were out of touch for years and only recently reconnected on WeChat.

Tips

register

失联 = abbreviation of 失去联系 ('lose contact'). News-Chinese register. Became ubiquitous after the 2014 MH370 disappearance, when 失联 was the official term for the missing flight.

Stroke Order

失 shī

联 lián