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消 / 消

Traditional
消
Simplified
消

to diminish; to subside/to consume; to reduce/to idle away (the time)/(after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

xiāo

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄠ

Jyutping

siu1

Example sentences

消失 xiāoshī
他的身影漸漸消失在人群中。
他的身影渐渐消失在人群中。

His figure gradually disappeared into the crowd.

笑容 xiàoróng
看到孩子燦爛的笑容，所有的疲勞都消失了。
看到孩子灿烂的笑容，所有的疲劳都消失了。

Seeing the child's brilliant smile, all fatigue disappeared.

消息 xiāoxí
聽到這個好消息，大家都興奮地跳了起來。
听到这个好消息，大家都兴奋地跳了起来。

Hearing this good news, everyone jumped up in excitement.

振 zhèn
聽到比賽開始的消息，觀眾們精神為之一振。
听到比赛开始的消息，观众们精神为之一振。

Hearing the news of the competition starting, the audience's spirits were lifted.

取消 qǔxiāo
由於大雨，今天的比賽取消了。
由于大雨，今天的比赛取消了。

Due to heavy rain, today's match was cancelled.

因 yīn
比賽因大雨而取消了。
比赛因大雨而取消了。

The competition was cancelled due to heavy rain.

消 xiāo
他的疑慮完全消除了。
他的疑虑完全消除了。

His doubts have completely vanished.

消化 xiāohuà
這種食物很難消化。
这种食物很难消化。

This kind of food is hard to digest.

嚼 jiáo
吃飯時要細嚼慢嚥，這樣才有利於消化。
吃饭时要细嚼慢咽，这样才有利于消化。

You should chew your food slowly when eating, as this is beneficial for digestion.

消極 / 消极 xiāojí
他對工作的態度非常消極。
他对工作的态度非常消极。

His attitude towards work is very passive.

Example Vocabulary

消失

xiao1'shi1

to disappear; to vanish

消息

xiao1'xi2

news; information; word

取消

qu3'xiao1

to cancel; to call off; to abolish

消

xiao1

to disappear; to eliminate; to spend; to need

消停

xiao1'ting2

消化

xiao1'hua4

to digest; digestion

消極

xiao1'ji2

negative; passive

吃不消

chi1'bu4'xiao1

打消

da3'xiao1

to dispel; to cancel; to abandon an intention

抵消

di3'xiao1

to offset; to cancel out

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