消

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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xiāo ㄒㄧㄠ

- to diminish to subside
- to consume to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need to require to take

Other words read xiāo

In the same tone

削 xiāo pare
萧 xiāo Chinese mugwort
销 xiāo melt
枭 xiāo owl
肖 xiāo surname Xiao

All 28 words read xiāo

xiao with other tones

小 xiǎo small
笑 xiào laugh
校 xiào school
孝 xiào mourning apparel
效 xiào imitate

All 44 words read xiao in any tone

Other words read xiāo

In the same tone

削 xiāo pare
蕭 xiāo Chinese mugwort
銷 xiāo melt
梟 xiāo owl
肖 xiāo surname Xiao

All 28 words read xiāo

xiao with other tones

小 xiǎo small
笑 xiào laugh
校 xiào school
孝 xiào mourning apparel
傚 xiào imitate

All 44 words read xiao in any tone

How 消 is written

部首 radical: 氵 a form of 水
笔画 strokes: 10, with 7 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 氵肖
形旁 meaning: 氵
声旁 sound: 肖

Words with 消

Starting with 消

消息 xiāoxi news
消费 xiāofèi consume
消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
消失 xiāoshī disappear
消除 xiāochú eliminate

All 100 words starting with 消

Ending with 消

取消 qǔxiāo cancel
不消 bùxiāo not need
抵消 dǐxiāo counteract
打消 dǎxiāo dispel
吃不消 chībuxiāo be unable to tolerate or endure

All 12 words ending with 消

Containing 消

烟消云散 yānxiāoyúnsàn disappear
小道消息 xiǎodàoxiāoxi hearsay
参考消息 cānkǎoxiāoxī Reference News
此消彼长 cǐxiāobǐzhǎng one declines while the other flourishes
中国消费者协会 zhōngguóxiāofèizhěxiéhuì China Consumers' Association

All 21 words containing 消

Words with 消

Starting with 消

消息 xiāoxi news
消費 xiāofèi consume
消費者 xiāofèizhě consumer
消失 xiāoshī disappear
消除 xiāochú eliminate

All 100 words starting with 消

Ending with 消

取消 qǔxiāo cancel
不消 bùxiāo not need
抵消 dǐxiāo counteract
打消 dǎxiāo dispel
吃不消 chībuxiāo be unable to tolerate or endure

All 12 words ending with 消

Containing 消

煙消雲散 yānxiāoyúnsàn disappear
小道消息 xiǎodàoxiāoxi hearsay
參考消息 cānkǎoxiāoxī Reference News
此消彼長 cǐxiāobǐzhǎng one declines while the other flourishes
中國消費者協會 zhōngguóxiāofèizhěxiéhuì China Consumers' Association

All 21 words containing 消

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