玩失踪

玩失蹤
wánshīzōng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to disappear on purpose
  2. 2 to ghost someone
  3. 3 to play hide-and-seek (in a relationship sense)

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ bié zài gēn wǒ wánshīzōng le!
Stop ghosting me!
HSK 3
Tā zuìjìn zǒngshì wánshīzōng, shuí yě zhǎo búdào tā.
Lately he keeps pulling vanishing acts - nobody can find him.

Tips

register
Colloquial/internet usage. (wán, 'to play') here means to do something deliberately as a stunt - same construction as 玩游戏 (play games) or 玩消失 (a synonym, 'play disappearing'). Common in dating-and-friendship complaints.

Stroke Order

wán
shī
zōng