Meaning of 失踪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shīzōng
- to be missing
- to disappear
- unaccounted for
失踪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
数十人仍然失踪。
Dozens are still missing.
失踪的猫还没被找到。
The missing cat has not been found yet.
他失踪了。
He went missing.
坦克失踪了。
The tank vanished.
警方现在认为汤姆和玛丽的失踪有干系。
The police now believe Tom had something to do with Mary's disappearance.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes
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踪 zōng · footprints · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 失踪.
| 失去 | shīqù | to lose |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 失败 | shībài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 失望 | shīwàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage |
| 失误 | shīwù | lapse; mistake |
| 丧失 | sàngshī | to lose; to forfeit |
| 跟踪 | gēnzōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail |
| 追踪 | zhuīzōng | to track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) |
| 失控 | shīkòng | to go out of control |
| 迷失 | míshī | to get lost; to lose one's bearings |
Questions about 失踪
What does 失踪 mean?
失踪 (shīzōng) means "to be missing; to disappear".
How do you write 失踪?
失踪 is made of 2 characters: 失 (5 strokes), 踪 (15 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 失踪 an HSK word?
Yes. 失踪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 失踪 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 失踪 is written 失蹤.