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Vanish in Chinese

to vanish · HSK 5

消失 xiāo shī

  1. 消 xiāo to disappear
  2. 失 shī to lose

太阳慢慢消失在山后面。 The sun slowly disappeared behind the mountains.

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Vanish in Chinese is 消失 (xiāo shī).

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