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    Chinese Grammar

    Referring to someone's whereabouts with 下落 (xiàluò)

    Location & Position

    Explanation

    下落 (xiàluò) means "whereabouts" or "location." It is used to refer to the current or unknown location of a person or object, often in the context of a search or investigation.

    Examples

    • 警方仍在调查那批失窃文物的下落。

      Jǐngfāng réng zài diàochá nà pī shīqiè wénwù de xiàluò.

      The police are still investigating the whereabouts of the stolen cultural relics.

    • 失踪三天了,至今没有他的下落。

      Shīzōng sān tiān le, zhìjīn méiyǒu tā de xiàluò.

      He has been missing for three days, and there is still no word on his whereabouts.

    • 家人到处打听她的下落,但一直没有消息。

      Jiārén dàochù dǎtīng tā de xiàluò, dàn yīzhí méiyǒu xiāoxi.

      The family has been asking around everywhere about her whereabouts, but there has been no news.