消
xiāo
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
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
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消息 xiāo xi news消失 xiāo shī to disappear取消 qǔ xiāo to cancel消防 xiāo fáng firefighting消除 xiāo chú to eliminate消灭 xiāo miè to put an end to消费 xiāo fèi to consume消化 xiāo huà to digest消耗 xiāo hào to consume消毒 xiāo dú to disinfect消费者 xiāo fèi zhě consumer消极 xiāo jí negative消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away抵消 dǐ xiāo to counteract消沉 xiāo chén to sink into despondency消防车 xiāo fáng chē fire engine消防员 xiāo fáng yuán firefighter消磨时间 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time不消 bù xiāo to not need撤消 chè xiāo variant of 撤銷|撤销[che4 xiao1]打消 dǎ xiāo to dispel低消 dī xiāo minimum spend对消 duì xiāo in equilibrium