How to say “disappear” in Chinese
disappear
“Disappear” in Chinese is 消失, xiāo shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
消失 is read xiāo shī: 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
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 肖 xiào hints at the sound.
Don't confuse it with 夫: 失 has an extra stroke at the top left.
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 “消失”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 消失. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的笑容瞬间消失了tādexiàoróngshùnjiānxiāoshīleThe smile vanished from his face in an instant.
More words from the lesson “Disasters and damage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “disappear” in Chinese?
“Disappear” in Chinese is 消失, pinyin xiāoshī.
What does 消失 mean?
消失 (xiāoshī) means “disappear”.
How do you write 消失?
消失 is 2 characters: 消 (xiāo) — vanish; eliminate; 失 (shī) — lose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 消失?
消失 is read xiāoshī. Tones: xiāo — first tone, shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“disappear” in the lesson “Disasters and damage”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. 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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