消
xiāo
Meaning
- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take
Definition
动词，表示消失、消除、取消或消耗。
Verb meaning to disappear, eliminate, cancel, or consume.
Usage
常用于表示去除、解除或事物逐渐消失的过程，也可指时间消逝或消耗资源。
Often used to indicate removal, dissolution, or gradual disappearance; also for time passing or consuming resources.
Examples
- 1 请消除我的疑虑。 (Please dispel my doubts.)
- 2 时间消逝得真快。 (Time passes really fast.)
- 3 这个计划被取消了。 (This plan was canceled.)
- 4 我们必须消除隐患。 (We must eliminate hidden dangers.)
- 5 他慢慢消失在人群中。 (He slowly disappeared into the crowd.)
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