to disappear, eliminate, or melt away
Animated Stroke Order 消
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HSK Vocabulary: 消
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 消 is used in context
1
tài太
yáng阳
xiāo消
shī失
zài在
dì地
píng平
xiàn线
xià下
。
The sun disappeared below the horizon.
2
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
hé合
lǐ理
xiāo消
fèi费
。
We should spend reasonably.
3
wǒ我
shōu收
dào到
le了
yí一
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
。
I received good news.
4
wǒ我
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
。
I have good news.
5
tā他
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
xiāo消
xī息
。
He told me an interesting piece of news.
6
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
jīng惊
yà讶
。
This news surprised everyone.
7
wǒ我
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
。
I canceled today's meeting.
8
yīn因
wèi为
tiān天
qì气
bù不
hǎo好
,
xué学
xiào校
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
。
Due to bad weather, the school canceled the sports meet.
9
yóu由
yú于
háng航
bān班
yán延
wù误
,
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
qǔ取
xiāo消
yuán原
dìng定
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
jì计
huà划
。
Due to flight delays, he had to cancel his original travel plans.
10
wǒ我
chī吃
le了
fàn饭
,
yào要
xiāo消
huà化
yī一
xià下
。
I ate a meal and need to digest it.
Information
Traditional消
Radical氵
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#917
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+6D88
CangjieEYFB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality