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消

xiāo
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

In Mandarin Chinese, 消 (xiāo) means “to subside; to eliminate; to pass time”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to subside
  2. to eliminate
  3. to pass time

Stroke order

Examples

  • 涂了药后，手上的肿消了。
    Tú le yào hòu, shǒushàng de zhǒng xiāo le.
    After applying medicine, the swelling on his hand subsided.

Characters

消
xiāo
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce
Words with 消
取消消费消失消息消化消除消毒消防