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消失

xiāo shī · xiao shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to disappear; to fade away
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  1. Liangliang

    喂(wèi)？喂(wèi)？灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)吗(ma)？

    Hello? Hello? Dengdeng, are you still there?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)，信号(xìnhào)一下子(yīxiàzi)消失(xiāoshī)了(le)。

    I'm in the subway. The signal just disappeared.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？你的(nǐde)声音(shēngyīn)一会儿(yīhuìr)有(yǒu)，一会儿(yīhuìr)没有(méiyǒu)。

    What? Your voice comes and goes.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)出站(chūzhàn)了(le)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)得(de)到(dào)吗(ma)？

    I'm out of the station now. Can you hear me?

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)还(hái)以为(yǐwéi)你(nǐ)消失(xiāoshī)了(le)。

    Great! I thought you had disappeared.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)挥(huī)着(zhe)她(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)，直(zhí)到(dào)火(huǒ)车(chē)消(xiāo)失(shī)在(zài)视(shì)线(xiàn)之(zhī)外(wài)。

She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

鸟(niǎo)儿(r)从(cóng)我(wǒ)的(de)视(shì)线(xiàn)中(zhōng)消(xiāo)失(shī)了(le)。

The bird vanished from view.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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消
xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce

失
shī

to lose; to miss

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