未见沈莞尸身 至今还是下落不明
“Shen Wan's body was not found. She's still missing to this day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那他们的独女沈莞呢
“What about their only daughter, Shen Wan?”
未见沈莞 尸身 至今 还是 下落不明
“Shen Wan's body was not found. She's still missing to this day.”
下落不明
“Missing?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In period dramas, characters frequently use classical or semi-classical phrasing such as '未见' instead of colloquial '没看见' to reflect professional discipline.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whereabouts unknown
A formal four-character idiom widely used in formal reports, news, or investigations.
to this day / up until now
Used in formal writing and elevated speech to mark the continuation of a state up to the present moment.
