trace; sign; vestige (usu. in neg. constr.)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
trace; sign; vestige; whereabouts (usu. of something/someone being sought)
Strongly associated with negative constructions such as 毫无踪影 (no trace at all), 不见踪影 (no sign of), or 无影无踪 (without a trace). Rarely used in positive assertions.
Hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
kàn看
bu不
jiàn见
tā他
de的
zōng踪
yǐng影
。
He hasn't been seen for several days; there has been no sign of him.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhǎo找
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
，
dàn但
xiōng凶
shǒu手
háo毫
wú无
zōng踪
yǐng影
。
The police searched for a long time, but there was no trace of the murderer.
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Nà那
liàng辆
qì汽
chē车
zhuàng撞
rén人
hòu后
xiāo消
shī失
de得
wú无
yǐng影
wú无
zōng踪
。
The car hit someone and then disappeared without a trace.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
xún寻
zhǎo找
shī失
zōng踪
de的
hái孩
zi子
，
dàn但
shǐ始
zhōng终
bú不
jiàn见
zōng踪
yǐng影
。
We searched the forest for the missing child, but there was still no sign of him throughout.