(xiāo shī) - to disappear, to vanish in Mandarin
xiāoshīTraditional: 消失
Translation
to disappear, to vanish
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Word origin
A two-character compound meaning to disappear. 消 (xiāo) 'to vanish, to dissolve' has the 氵 'water' radical with 肖 (xiāo) as phonetic, and 失 (shī) 'to lose' depicts something slipping from a hand.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 消 (xiāo, 'to vanish'; 氵 water radical + 肖 phonetic) + 失 (shī, 'to lose')
Stroke order
消
失
Examples
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He suddenly disappeared.
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My wallet has vanished.
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His smile slowly disappeared.
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My wallet suddenly disappeared.
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