Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
下落不明 (xià luò bù míng)
The whereabouts of someone or something are unknown or have not been clarified.
Literal: down fall not clear
After the accident, the missing hiker's whereabouts remain unknown.
This idiom is about something or someone that has disappeared without a trace.
The last character means 'bright' or 'clear'.
The idiom 下落不明 (xià luò bù míng) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning The whereabouts of someone or something are unknown or have not been clarified.. Literally, each character means: down fall not clear.
Learning Chinese idioms (成语, chéngyǔ) is one of the most effective ways to improve your Chinese. Each four-character idiom packs centuries of culture and wisdom into a compact phrase.
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