Meaning of 消
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiāo
- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
消 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我没有他的任何消息。
I have heard nothing from him yet.
我有好消息要告诉你。
I've got great news for you.
当听到这个消息她看起来高兴。
She looks happy on hearing the news.
这消息让她很高兴。
The news made her happy.
我知道了那个消息。
I knew about that.
Stroke order for each character
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消 xiāo · to diminish · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 消.
| 消息 | xiāoxi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 消防 | xiāofáng | firefighting; fire control |
| 消毒 | xiāodú | to disinfect; to sterilize |
| 消极 | xiāojí | negative; passive |
| 消费者 | xiāofèizhě | consumer |
| 消灭 | xiāomiè | to put an end to; to annihilate |
| 消耗 | xiāohào | to consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend |
Questions about 消
What does 消 mean?
消 (xiāo) means "to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 消?
消 is made of 1 character: 消 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 消 an HSK word?
Yes. 消 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.