xiāo

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 消

取消
qǔ xiāo

to cancel

抵消
dǐ xiāo

to counteract

消化
xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消失
xiāo shī

to disappear; to fade away

消息
xiāo xi

news

消极
xiāo jí

negative

消毒
xiāo dú

to disinfect; to sterilize

消沉
xiāo chén

depressed

消灭
xiāo miè

to put an end to

消耗
xiāo hào

to use up

消费
xiāo fèi

to consume

消费者
xiāo fèi zhě

consumer

消遣
xiāo qiǎn

to while the time away

消防
xiāo fáng

firefighting

消除
xiāo chú

to eliminate

三公消费
sān gōng xiāo fèi

see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]

不消
bù xiāo

to not need

中国消费者协会
zhōng guó xiāo fèi zhě xié huì

China Consumers' Association (CCA)

内线消息
nèi xiàn xiāo xi

insider information

冰消瓦解
bīng xiāo wǎ jiě

to melt like ice and break like tiles

即时消息
jí shí xiāo xi

instant message

参考消息
cān kǎo xiāo xī

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

取消禁令
qǔ xiāo jìn lìng

to lift a prohibition

只消
zhǐ xiāo

to only need

吃不消
chī bu xiāo

to be unable to tolerate or endure

吃得消
chī de xiāo

to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)

吸附洗消剂
xī fù xǐ xiāo jì

absorbing decontaminant

对消
duì xiāo

in equilibrium

小道消息
xiǎo dào xiāo xi

hearsay

居民消费价格指数
jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù

consumer price index CPI

打消
dǎ xiāo

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)

抹消
mǒ xiāo

to erase

杳无消息
yǎo wú xiāo xī

see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yǎo wú yīn xìn]

此消彼长
cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng

(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

洗消
xǐ xiāo

decontamination

洗消剂
xǐ xiāo jì

decontaminant

洗消场
xǐ xiāo chǎng

decontaminating field

消亡
xiāo wáng

to die out

消停
xiāo tíng

to calm down

消元
xiāo yuán

elimination (math)

消化不良
xiāo huà bù liáng

indigestion

消化液
xiāo huà yè

digestive fluid

消化管
xiāo huà guǎn

digestive tube

消化系统
xiāo huà xì tǒng

digestive system

消化腺
xiāo huà xiàn

digestive glands

消化道
xiāo huà dào

digestive tract

消化酒
xiāo huà jiǔ

digestif

消化酶
xiāo huà méi

digestive enzyme

消去
xiāo qù

to eliminate

消受
xiāo shòu

to bear

消夏
xiāo xià

to spend the summer

消夜
xiāo yè

nighttime snack

消弭
xiāo mǐ

(literary) to eliminate

消息来源
xiāo xi lái yuán

web feed

消息队列
xiāo xi duì liè

message queue (computing)

消息灵通
xiāo xi líng tōng

to be well-informed

消息灵通人士
xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì

well-informed source; person with inside information

消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn

lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom

消损
xiāo sǔn

wear and tear

消散
xiāo sàn

to dissipate

消暑
xiāo shǔ

to spend a summer holiday

消极性
xiāo jí xìng

passive

消歧义
xiāo qí yì

to remove ambiguity

消毒剂
xiāo dú jì

disinfectant

消毒洗手液
xiāo dú xǐ shǒu yè

hand sanitizer

消气
xiāo qì

to cool one's temper

消泯
xiāo mǐn

to eliminate

消消停停
xiāo xiāo tíng tíng

intermittently

消渴
xiāo kě

condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

消火栓
xiāo huǒ shuān

fire hydrant

消灾
xiāo zāi

to avoid calamities

消灾避邪
xiāo zāi bì xié

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

消炎
xiāo yán

to reduce fever

消炎片
xiāo yán piàn

antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide

消炎药
xiāo yán yào

anti-inflammatory medicine

消瘦
xiāo shòu

to waste away

消石灰
xiāo shí huī

calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2

消磨
xiāo mó

to wear down

消磨时间
xiāo mó shí jiān

to kill time

消耗战
xiāo hào zhàn

war of attrition

消耗量
xiāo hào liàng

rate of consumption

消声
xiāo shēng

sound dissipation

消声器
xiāo shēng qì

noise reduction equipment

消肿
xiāo zhǒng

to reduce swelling

消蚀
xiāo shí

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

消融
xiāo róng

to melt (e.g. an icecap)

消解
xiāo jiě

to eliminate

消费价格指数
xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù

consumer price index CPI

消费品
xiāo fèi pǐn

consumer goods

消费器件
xiāo fèi qì jiàn

consumer

消费税
xiāo fèi shuì

consumption tax

消费群
xiāo fèi qún

consumer group

消费者保护
xiāo fèi zhě bǎo hù

consumer protection (law)

消费资料
xiāo fèi zī liào

consumption data

消费金融
xiāo fèi jīn róng

consumer finance

消退
xiāo tuì

to wane

消逝
xiāo shì

to fade away

消释
xiāo shì

to dispel (doubts)

消长
xiāo zhǎng

to ebb and rise

消闲
xiāo xián

to spend one's leisure time

消防员
xiāo fáng yuán

firefighter; fireman

消防局
xiāo fáng jú

fire department

消防栓
xiāo fáng shuān

fire hydrant

消防署
xiāo fáng shǔ

fire station

消防车
xiāo fáng chē

fire engine

消防通道
xiāo fáng tōng dào

fire exit

消防队
xiāo fáng duì

fire brigade

消防队员
xiāo fáng duì yuán

fireman

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

消除歧义
xiāo chú qí yì

to disambiguate

消除锯齿
xiāo chú jù chǐ

anti-alias (computer graphics)

消隐
xiāo yǐn

to hide

消音
xiāo yīn

to silence

消音器
xiāo yīn qì

silencer

消食
xiāo shí

to aid digestion

消魂
xiāo hún

overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)

无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu

unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)

烟消云散
yān xiāo yún sàn

to vanish like smoke in thin air

与时消息
yǔ shí xiāo xi

variable with the times

走漏消息
zǒu lòu xiāo xi

to divulge secrets

超前消费
chāo qián xiāo fèi

excessive consumption

云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn

the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)