Definition
This is a fixed four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to disappear without a trace' or 'to be nowhere to be found'. Literally it means 'not know where (someone or something) has gone'. You use it when someone or something has vanished and you have no idea where they are or what happened to them. It often carries a tone of worry or mystery.
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to disappear without a traceto be nowhere to be found
Examples
- 不知去向，。Tā de qiánbāo bù zhī qù xiàng le, tā fēicháng zháojí.His wallet disappeared without a trace, and he was very worried.
- 不知去向，。Nà ge xiǎotōu yǐjīng bù zhī qù xiàng, jǐngchá hái zài zhǎo tā.That thief has vanished without a trace, and the police are still looking for him.
- ，不知去向，。Zìcóng nà tiān yǐhòu, tā jiù bù zhī qù xiàng le, méiyǒu rén zhīdào tā zài nǎlǐ.After that day, she disappeared without a trace, and no one knows where she is.
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