shī sàn
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  • v.missing; be separated; lose; be scattered; stray apart

    • xiǎo hái zài rén qún li gēn fù mǔ shī sàn le

      人群父母失散

      The child got separated from its parents in the crowd.

    • wǒ lì kè jiù rèn chū tā shì wǒ shī sàn duō nián de xiōng di

      立刻认出失散多年兄弟

      I knew him at once for my long lost brother.

    • nà xiē yǔ qīn shǔ shī sàn de ér tóng suí hòu jiāng yǔ qīn rén tuán jù

      那些亲属失散儿童随后亲人团聚

      Those separated from relatives will later be reunited with their families.

Word usage

  • Note
    "失散" is different from "散失". "散失" is used to describe thing, not people. "失散" is used to describe people.

Chinese words with pinyin shi san