消

xiāo · xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take

In a sentence

2 examples
01

等(děng)他(tā)的(de)怒(nù)气(qì)消(xiāo)了(le),我(wǒ)们(men)再(zài)谈(tán)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)。

Once his anger has subsided, we'll talk about this again.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)不(bù)消(xiāo)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)就(jiù)能(néng)办(bàn)完(wán)。

This matter can be finished in less than ten minutes.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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