销声匿迹
xiāo shēng nì jì
to vanish without a trace; to drop out of sight
Character by character
销xiāo
silence
silence
声shēng
voice
voice
匿nì
hide
hide
迹jì
traces
traces
Example
这位歌手红极一时，后来却突然销声匿迹，再也没出过新歌。
The singer was all the rage for a while, then suddenly dropped out of sight and never released another song.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Of people, goods or practices that were once everywhere. News reports use it of crime or bad habits that have been stamped out: 这类骗局已基本销声匿迹. 匿 means to hide, as in 匿名 (anonymous).
Learn this in Lesson 131 · HSK 7–9: 消失的老物件 (Things that disappeared)
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