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Definitions
- 1. to diminish; to subside
- 2. to consume; to reduce
- 3. to idle away (the time)
- 4. (after 不[bù] or 只[zhǐ] or 何[hé] etc) to need; to require; to take
Example Sentences
1 shown我們聽到這個 消 息很驚訝。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 消
to ebb and rise
to eliminate
to wear down
web feed
well-informed source; person with inside information
decontaminant
wear and tear
absorbing decontaminant
to melt (e.g. an icecap)
to hide
insider information
digestive system
message queue (computing)
China Consumers' Association (CCA)
see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]
to cancel
to spend one's leisure time
lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
noise reduction equipment
to waste away
anti-inflammatory medicine
fire hydrant
to eliminate
consumer protection (law)
antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
fire exit
to vanish like smoke in thin air
digestive glands
to be unable to tolerate or endure
sound dissipation
to consume
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
negative
to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
to disambiguate
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yǎo wú yīn xìn]
(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)
consumer group
fire station
to aid digestion
digestive fluid
digestif
to dissipate
intermittently
decontamination
fire department
to spend a summer holiday
to kill time
to dispel (doubts)
overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
elimination (math)
to be well-informed
to melt like ice and break like tiles
anti-alias (computer graphics)
indigestion
passive
to counteract
fire hydrant
nighttime snack
news
to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
to while the time away
rate of consumption
to reduce fever
unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
fire brigade
fire engine
to wane
hand sanitizer
to avoid calamities
consumer price index CPI
to cool one's temper
disinfectant
to silence
digestive enzyme
to put an end to
silencer
consumption data
digestive tract
to disappear; to fade away
digestive tube
depressed
consumer
to disinfect; to sterilize
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
consumption tax
to use up
to calm down
to fade away
firefighting
to eliminate
variable with the times
firefighter; fireman
hearsay
consumer
excessive consumption
in equilibrium
to only need
consumer goods
fireman
to spend the summer
to erase
consumer finance
to lift a prohibition
Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)
to bear
to not need
war of attrition
to divulge secrets
(literary) to eliminate
instant message
to remove ambiguity
decontaminating field
to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
to reduce swelling
to eliminate
consumer price index CPI
to digest (food)
to die out