English–Chinese
“disappear” in Chinese
How to say “disappear” in Chinese
“Disappear” in Chinese is 消失 (xiāo shī).
Something moves beyond sight or reach until it is no longer present, whether it is physical or abstract.
Example sentences with 消失
舞台上那个人突然消失了。wǔ tái shàng nà ge rén tū rán xiāo shī le
That person on the stage suddenly disappeared.
Tips for using 消失
- This verb is normally intransitive, so the subject is the thing that vanishes rather than an agent that makes something vanish; an English transitive pattern needs a different Chinese construction.
Other Chinese words for “disappear”
他昨晚就在这儿，早上却不翼而飞了。tā zuó wǎn jiù zài zhèr zǎo shàng què bú yì ér fēi le
He was here last night, but he had disappeared by morning.
他在群里突然隐形了，大家都联系不上他。tā zài qún lǐ tū rán yǐn xíng le dà jiā dōu lián xì bú shàng tā
He suddenly disappeared from the group, and no one could contact him.