消
xiāoㄒㄧㄠ
Traditional: 消
HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take
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Stroke order
TIÊU · 10 strokes
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take
Related words
- 消息 xiāo xi — news; information
- 消失 xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away
- 取消 qǔ xiāo — to cancel; cancellation
- 消灭 xiāo miè — to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
- 消费 xiāo fèi — to consume; to spend
- 消化 xiāo huà — to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
- 消防 xiāo fáng — firefighting; fire control
- 消除 xiāo chú — to eliminate; to remove