抵消 meaning in English

dǐxiāo

to counteract; to cancel out

HSK 7-9verb18 strokes

Meaning of 抵消

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǐxiāo
  1. to counteract
  2. to cancel out
  3. to offset

Stroke order for each character

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抵 dǐ · to resist · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

消 xiāo · to diminish · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 抵消.

消息xiāoxi(piece of) news; information; message
消失xiāoshīto disappear; to fade away
取消qǔxiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
消费xiāofèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)
消化xiāohuàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
消除xiāochúto eliminate; to remove
消防xiāofángfirefighting; fire control
消毒xiāodúto disinfect; to sterilize
消极xiāojínegative; passive
消费者xiāofèizhěconsumer
消灭xiāomièto put an end to; to annihilate
抵达dǐdáto arrive; to reach (a destination)

Questions about 抵消

What does 抵消 mean?

抵消 (dǐxiāo) means "to counteract; to cancel out" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 抵消?

抵消 is made of 2 characters: 抵 (8 strokes), 消 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 抵消 an HSK word?

Yes. 抵消 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.