# 消极 (xiāojí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 消极 (xiāojí) means “negative; passive”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: negative; passive
- Pinyin: xiāojí (xiao1 ji2)
- Traditional: 消極
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 面对困难时，别太消极。
  Miànduì kùnnan shí, bié tài xiāojí.
  When facing difficulties, don't be too negative.

## Characters

- [消](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-subside/) (xiāo): to subside; to eliminate
- [极](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-extremely/) (jí): extremely

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-ji-negative/

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