消U+6D8810 STROKES
Entry·pron. xiāo
ㄒㄧㄠ
“to diminish or subside; to vanish or melt away; to consume or use up; to dissolve; to pass or idle away time”
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- 消息ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˊnews; information; message; secret; trick; mechanism pivot
- 消費者ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇconsumer; a person who buys or uses goods and services; in ecology, an organism that feeds on other organisms rather than producing its own food
- 消費ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋto consume; to use up goods, services, or resources; to spend
- 消失ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕto disappear; to fade away; to vanish completely
- 取消ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 消防ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊfirefighting; fire prevention and rescue; fire control; emergency response to fires and natural disasters to protect lives and property
- 消防局ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄩˊfire department; fire bureau; fire service; fire brigade
- 消除ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊto eliminate; to remove; to get rid of; to clear away
- 消化ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋto digest food; to absorb or assimilate information; to process; (commerce) to sell goods
- 消滅ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋto eliminate; to wipe out; to annihilate; to eradicate; to destroy completely; to cause to perish; annihilation
- 消耗ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend; (old) news; mail; message
- 消極ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊnegative; passive; inactive; lacking enthusiasm or initiative; pessimistic or defeatist in attitude; avoiding action or responsibility
- 消毒ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊto disinfect; to sterilize; to kill or remove harmful microorganisms
- 警消ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠpolice and firefighters; public safety personnel responsible for law enforcement and fire rescue services.
- 消防員ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄢˊfirefighter; person trained to extinguish fires and respond to fire emergencies.
- 消逝ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕˋto disappear; to fade away; to vanish
- 消防隊ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋfire department; fire brigade; fire service; firefighters; fire station; fire company; fire crew; fire rescue team; fire response unit; fire emergency service; fire suppression team; fire and rescue service; fire protection service; fire safety team; fire emergency response team; fire and emergency service; fire and rescue department; fire and safety service; fire and emergency department; fire and rescue unit; fire and safety department; fire and emergency unit
- 義消ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠvolunteer firefighter; member of a volunteer fire brigade in Taiwan
- 消防隊員ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊfirefighter; a person trained and employed to extinguish fires and rescue people from dangerous situations.
- 消暑ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄨˇto beat the summer heat; to escape the heat; to cool off in summer
- 消遣ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇpastime; amusement; recreation; to while away time; to tease or make fun of someone.
- 打消ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄠto cancel; to dispel (a thought, plan, or doubt); to give up on.
- 消退ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋgradually fade; recede; subside; slowly disappear
- 消磨ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊgradually wear down or deplete; while away time
- 消防車ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ ㄔㄜfire engine; fire truck; vehicle equipped for fighting fires and rescuing at disaster scenes
- 消弭ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧˇeliminate; eradicate; put an end to
- 消保官ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢconsumer protection officer; government official handling consumer disputes and enforcing consumer protection laws
- 吃不消ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄒㄧㄠunable to bear; cannot endure; cannot handle
- 消沉ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊdispirited; dejected; low in spirits; discouraged
- 消散ㄒㄧㄠ ㄙㄢˋto dissipate; to disperse; to fade away; to vanish gradually
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