消 (siu1 | xiao1) : vanish; disperse; quench

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消

siu1

xiao1

[1] [v] vanish; die out; disappear [2] [v] disperse; eliminate; remove; alleviate; allay; extinguish; quench [3] [v] need; take

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

消

This word has been viewed 12448 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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消化 siu1 faa3 xiao1 hua4 = to digest

消費 siu1 fai3 xiao1 fei4 = consume

消防處 siu1 fong4 cyu3 xiao1 fang2 chu4 = Fire Services Department

吃不消 hek3 bat1 siu1 chi1 bu5 xiao1 (PRC), chi1 bu4 xiao1 (Taiwan) = cannot stand it 國

消息 siu1 sik1 xiao1 xi5 = news; information

消防車 siu1 fong4 ce1 xiao1 fang2 che1 = fire engine; fire truck

消毒 siu1 duk6 xiao1 du2 = to disinfect; disinfection

取消 ceoi2 siu1 qu3 xiao1 = to cancel

消失 siu1 sat1 xiao1 shi1 = to disappear; to fade away

消極 siu1 gik6 xiao1 ji2 = passive
See all 84 compounds (CantoDict reports 91 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 消

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.

消防員救出被困電梯內嘅三人。粵
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.

用火燂下支針消毒粵
Disinfect the needle with fire.

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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