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xiāo

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xiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāo | xiao1
English translation
to disappear
to vanish
to eliminate
to spend (time)
have to
need
news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish

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About xiāo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xiāo

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of xiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵肖

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiāo

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chūn yǒu le 消息 xiāoxi , 树枝 shù zhī shǎng de lín bāo xiǎn zhāo Hóng féi .

Spring was in the air , the buds on the trees swelled pink.

消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán 着火 zháohuǒ de 椅子 yǐzi chū 窗外.

The fireman flung the burning chair out of the window.

这种 zhè zhǒng 消化 xiāohuà (每天 měi tiān yāo 分泌 fēnmì 1品脱 pǐn tuō )流入 liú rù de 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng , suān Zhōng le .

This juice - about a quart a day -- pours into my duodenum, neutralizing acids.

yún 消散 xiāo sàn ,露出 lù chū le 亮晶晶 liàng jīng jīng de 星星 xīng xing .

The clouds cleared away and the stars shone very brightly.

shǎng 饭馆 fàn guǎn chī Guò 油腻 yóunì 食物 shíwù 之后 zhī hòu , Cháng shòu 消化 xiāohuà 不良 bù liáng 之苦.

He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.

Words with xiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
消息 xiāoxi news消息 xiāoxi
消失 xiāoshī to disappear消失 xiāoshī
消费者 xiāo fèi zhě consumer消費者
取消 qǔxiāo to cancel取消 qǔxiāo
消费 xiāofèi to consume消費
消除 xiāochú to eliminate消除 xiāochú
消防 xiāofáng firefighting消防 xiāofáng
消灭 xiāomiè to put an end to消滅
消化 xiāohuà to digest消化 xiāohuà
xiāo to vanish xiāo
消耗 xiāohào to use up消耗 xiāohào
消毒 xiāodú to disinfect消毒 xiāodú
消极 xiāojí negative消極
消逝 xiāo shì to fade away消逝 xiāo shì
消费品 xiāo fèi pǐn consumer goods消費品
消磨 xiāo mó to sap消磨 xiāo mó
消遣 xiāo qiǎn amusement消遣 xiāo qiǎn
消沉 xiāo chén depressed消沉 xiāo chén
消防队 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade消防隊
打消 dǎ xiāo to give up on打消 dǎ xiāo
消防车 xiāo fáng chē fire engine消防車
消退 xiāo tuì to wane消退 xiāo tuì
抵消 dǐ xiāo to counteract抵消 dǐ xiāo
撤消 chè xiāo to repeal撤消 chè xiāo
消炎 xiāo yán to reduce fever消炎 xiāo yán

xiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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xiāo Decomposition

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