ghosting

Chinese translation: 人间蒸发

01:00 Mar 23, 2023
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Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: ghosting
If you’re already familiar with the concept of ‘ghosting’ – when someone removes themselves from your life by cutting you out or by disappearing altogether – then you’ll know that it can be a painful experience for those on the receiving end of being ‘ghosted’.
Yee Zhou
China
Local time: 00:05
Chinese translation:人间蒸发
Explanation:
直译:从你的(人们的)生活中消失

引申:人间蒸发
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jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 12:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1人间蒸发
jyuan_us
5凭空消失
Randy Wong
5玩消失/神隐/“主动”失联
Rensheng Qi
4(突然) 绝交
Kiet Bach


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
人间蒸发


Explanation:
直译:从你的(人们的)生活中消失

引申:人间蒸发

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 533

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(突然) 绝交


Explanation:
ghost (v.):
end a personal relationship with (someone) by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.
"I didn't want to ghost her, so we ended up having ‘the talk’ and it was horrible"

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 09:05
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
凭空消失


Explanation:
FYI

Randy Wong
China
Local time: 00:05
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74 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
玩消失/神隐/“主动”失联


Explanation:
人间蒸发有歧义,它也可能指遭遇了不测。玩消失比较好。

Rensheng Qi
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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