下落不明 — “The whereabouts of someone or something are unknown”
下落不明 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whereabouts of someone or something are unknown”. Missing. Literally, “whereabouts unknown”.
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下落不明 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下落不明 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 下落不明
那艘渔船在海上失踪后，船员至今下落不明。
After that fishing boat disappeared at sea, the crew's whereabouts are still unknown.
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Synonyms of 下落不明
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- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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Open the tool →Questions about 下落不明
What does 下落不明 mean?
下落不明 (xià luò bù míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whereabouts of someone or something are unknown”.
How do you pronounce 下落不明?
下落不明 is pronounced xià luò bù míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下落不明 literally mean?
Literally, 下落不明 means “whereabouts unknown”. It is used to mean “the whereabouts of someone or something are unknown”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下落不明?
下落：着落，去处。指不知道要寻找的人或物在什么地方。