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Meaning of 消

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Pinyin: xiāo
English Definition: to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
Chinese Definition:
①溶化,散失:烟消云散。消融(亦作“消溶”)。消失。消逝。消亡。消沉。消极。消化。
②灭掉,除去:消除。消灭。消毒。消炎。
③把时间度过去:消夜。消夏。消闲。消遣。消磨。
④减少,损失,耗费:消耗。消损。消退。
⑤需要:不消说。
⑥中医学病名:消疾。消渴。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (water) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
消费 xiāo fèi to consume; to spend
取消 xiāo to cancel; cancellation
消失 xiāo shī to disappear; to fade away
消除 xiāo chú to eliminate; to remove
消灭 xiāo miè to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
More: 消* | *消 | *消*
Example Sentences
1
We could go on with the work now if you feel up to it.
2
便
Except that unlike before, we don't have the convenient and simple cancellation of the factorials. That happened before, because they were there.
3
6
Even that little amount of time - 6 seconds - can help your body and mind relax. Let your heart rate slow. Let some of the stress slide away.
4
It seems that their brains also bear the signature of war that can last for months after leaving the battlefield.
5
What can you hold without touching?