méiyǐngr

没影儿

Word · Verb phrase · Adjective phraseTraditional沒影兒

vanished without a trace; groundless

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb phrase

to vanish without a trace; to disappear completely

informal

Used to describe a person or thing that has disappeared so thoroughly that not even a trace or shadow remains.

Děng等
wǒ我
zhuī追
chū出
mén门
 ,
tā他
zǎo早
pǎo跑
de得
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
le了
 。

By the time I ran out the door, he had already vanished without a trace.

Gāng刚
cái才
hái还
zài在
zhè这
lǐ儿
de的
xiǎo小
māo猫
 ,
yī一
zhuǎn转
yǎn眼
jiù就
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
le了
 。

The kitten that was just here a moment ago disappeared in the blink of an eye.

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Qián钱
bāo包
bèi被
tōu偷
le了
 ,
xiǎo小
tōu偷
zǎo早
jiù就
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
le了
 。

The wallet was stolen, and the thief was long gone without a trace.

2.

adjective phrase

groundless; baseless; without any foundation

informal

Used to describe statements, rumors, or accusations that lack any factual basis or evidence.

Nǐ你
shuō说
tā他
qù去
guò过
 ,
zhè这
shì是
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
de的
shì事
 。

You say he went, but that's a completely groundless claim.

Nà那
xiē些
guān关
yú于
tā他
lí离
zhí职
de的
chuán传
wén闻
dōu都
shì是
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
de的
 。

Those rumors about him resigning are completely baseless.

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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
xiā瞎
shuō说
 ,
dōu都
shì是
xiē些
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
de的
cāi猜
cè测
 。

Don't listen to his nonsense; it's all baseless speculation.