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CHINESE WORD

bù yì ér fēi

不翼而飞

to disappear without trace

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
bu4 yi4 er2 fei1
English meanings
to disappear without trace, to vanish all of a sudden, to spread fast, to spread like wildfire

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dōngxi东西bùyìérfēi不翼而飞。

    The thing vanished.

  2. 02

    qián钱bùyìérfēi不翼而飞。

    The money disappeared.

  3. 03

    tūrán突然bùyìérfēi不翼而飞。

    Suddenly gone.

  4. 04

    bùyìérfēi不翼而飞de的xiāoxi消息。

    News that spread fast.

  5. 05

    shénmì神秘xiāoshī消失。

    Mysteriously disappeared.

  6. 06

    bùzhī不知qùxiàng去向。

    Nowhere to be found.

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