Definition
This four-character idiom (成语) describes a situation where someone has completely disappeared or stopped communicating, leaving no news or trace. It conveys a sense of worry or mystery, and is typically used after a verb like 消失 or as a predicate with 了.
idiom
to have no news or trace of someoneto have completely disappeared without any communication
Examples
- 杳无音讯，。Tā chūguó hòu jiù yǎo mó, jiārén dōu hěn dānxīn.After he went abroad, there has been no news from him, and his family is very worried.
- 杳无音讯，。Nà fēng xìn jì chūqu zhīhòu biàn yǎo mó, bù zhī duìfāng shōudào méiyǒu.After that letter was sent, there was no news at all; I don't know if the recipient received it.
- 杳无音讯。Zhège shīzōng de lǚxíngzhě yǐjīng yǎo mó sān tiān le.This missing traveler has had no news for three days.
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