Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words消極

WordTOCFL Level 4stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #5,739

消極

xiāojí·ㄒㄧㄠㄐㄧˊ

“negative; passive; inactive; lacking enthusiasm or initiative; pessimistic or defeatist in attitude; avoiding action or responsibility”

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xiāo·ㄒㄧㄠ

to diminish or subside; to vanish or melt away; to consume or use up; to dissolve; to pass or idle away time

Extremely; utmost; the furthest point; a pole (geography, physics); the highest level or realm; to reach the highest point; positive or negative terminal of a battery.