Hanzi
Traditional
蹤
Simplified
踪

(bound form) footprint; trace; tracks

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

zōng

Bopomofo

ㄗㄨㄥ

Jyutping

zung1

Example sentences

失蹤 / 失踪 shīzōng
他在失蹤十年之後，終於與家人團聚。
他在失踪十年之后，终于与家人团聚。

He was finally reunited with his family after being missing for ten years.

下落 xiàluò
警方正在調查失蹤者的下落。
警方正在调查失踪者的下落。

The police are investigating the missing person's whereabouts.

跟蹤 / 跟踪 gēnzōng
偵探跟蹤了嫌疑犯三天。
侦探跟踪了嫌疑犯三天。

The detective followed the suspect for three days.

追蹤 / 追踪 zhuīzōng
警方正在追蹤逃犯的下落。
警方正在追踪逃犯的下落。

The police are tracking the whereabouts of the fugitive.

靈敏 / 灵敏 língmǐn
獵犬的嗅覺非常靈敏，能輕易追蹤獵物。
猎犬的嗅觉非常灵敏，能轻易追踪猎物。

The hound's sense of smell is very keen; it can easily track prey.

蹤 / 踪 zōng
警方在雪地裡發現了新的蹤跡。
警方在雪地里发现了新的踪迹。

The police found new tracks in the snow.

Example Vocabulary

失蹤

shi1'zong1

to go missing; to disappear; to be unaccounted for

跟蹤

gen1'zong1

to follow; to track; to trail

追蹤

zhui1'zong1

to track; to follow a trail; to trace

無影無蹤

wu2'ying3'wu2'zong1

行蹤

xing2'zong1

蹤影

zong1'ying3

蹤跡

zong1'ji4

影蹤

蹤

zong1

trace; footprint; track

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