How to say “go missing” in Chinese
go missing; not see each other
“Go missing” in Chinese is 不见, bú jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
不见 is read bú jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
再见 literally means “see you again”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不见”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 不见. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的手机不见了！wǒdeshǒujībújiànleMy phone is gone!
- 好久不见！hǎojiǔbújiànLong time no see!
- 我发现手机不见了wǒfāxiànshǒujībújiànleI found that my phone was gone.
- 城市里看不见星星chéngshìlikànbujiànxīngxingYou can't see the stars in the city.
- 你挡着我了，我看不见。nǐdǎngzhewǒle,wǒkànbujiànYou're blocking me, I can't see.
- 王先生，好久不见！Wángxiānsheng,hǎojiǔbújiànMr. Wang, long time no see!
More words from the lesson “Moving”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go missing” in Chinese?
“Go missing” in Chinese is 不见, pinyin bújiàn.
What does 不见 mean?
不见 (bújiàn) means “go missing; not see each other”.
How do you write 不见?
不见 is 2 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 见 (jiàn) — see. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 不见?
不见 is read bújiàn. Tones: bú — second tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go missing” in the lesson “Moving”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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