消

To diminish in Chinese: 消 (xiāo)

xiāo

to diminish

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to diminish; to subside
  2. 2to consume; to reduce
  3. 3to idle away (the time)
  4. 4(after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take

Stroke order

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消

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他心里的怒气渐渐消了。

    tā xīn lǐ de nù qì jiàn jiàn xiāo le。

    The anger in his heart gradually faded away.

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Related words

消息

xiāo xi

news

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

消极

xiāo jí

negative

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up

抵消

dǐ xiāo

to counteract

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