消 (xiāo): To disappear — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 消

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 消

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

消

氵shuǐ · water

肖xiào · resemble

消=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 消

消 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 消

Eliminate or Remove

Words related to eliminating, canceling, or removing something.

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 消

HSK 4

xiāo消

xi息

7.

Example Sentences

tài太

yáng阳

xiāo消

shī失

zài在

dì地

píng

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氵shuǐ · water

+肖xiào · resemble

qǔ取

xiāo消

cancel; call off; abolish

HSK 6

xiāo消

dú毒

disinfect; sterilise

HSK 6

xiāo消

chú除

eliminate; dispel; clear up

Consume or Deplete

Words related to using up, consuming, or expending resources.

HSK 5

xiāo消

fèi费

consume

HSK 6

xiāo消

hào耗

consume; use up; deplete

news

HSK 5

xiāo消

huà化

digest

HSK 5

xiāo消

shī失

disappear; vanish; dissolve

HSK 5

xiāo消

jí极

negative; passive; inactive

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

consumer

HSK 6

xiāo消

miè灭

perish; die out; annihilate

平

xiàn线

xià下

。

The sun disappeared below the horizon.

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

hé合

lǐ理

xiāo消

fèi费

。

We should spend reasonably.

wǒ我

shōu收

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

hǎo好

xiāo消

xī息

。

I received good news.

Xǔ许

duō多

chuán传

tǒng统

shǒu手

yì艺

suí随

zhe着

shí时

jiān间

tuī推

yí移

ér而

xiāo消

wáng亡

。

Many traditional crafts die out over time.

Xuě雪

zài在

yáng阳

guāng光

xià下

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

xiāo消

le了

。

The snow melted away quickly in the sunlight.

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