消 siu¹ {xiāo}

1. to disappear
2. to vanish
3. to eliminate
4. to spend (time)
5. have to
6. need

消除 siu¹ ceoi⁴ {xiāochú}

(verb) 1. Purge; 2. Dispel; 2. Clear up; (of computer) 3. Delete

消費〔-费〕 siu¹ fai³ {xiāo fèi}

consumption

消閑〔-闲〕 siu¹ haan⁴ {xiāo xián}

leisure; recreational

消耗 siu¹ hou³ {xiāohào}

(verb) 1. Burning (calories etc.); 2. Spend (time etc.)

消滅〔-灭〕 siu¹ mit⁶ {xiāo miè}

to destroy

消磨 siu¹ mo⁴ {xiāo mó}

to spend (time)

消失 siu¹ sat¹ {xiāo shī}

disappearance

消滯〔-滞〕 siu¹ zai⁶ {xiāo zhì}

(verb) to relieve stomach ache and discomfort

消沉 siu¹ cam⁴ {xiāo chén}

1. depressed
2. bad mood
3. low spirit

消除 siu¹ ceoi⁴ {xiāo chú}

1. to eliminate
2. to remove

消毒 siu¹ duk⁶ {xiāo dú}

1. to disinfect
2. to sterilize

消化 siu¹ faa³ {xiāo huà}

1. to digest
2. digestion
3. digestive

消費〔-费〕 siu¹ fai³ {xiāo fèi}

1. to consume
2. CL: 個

消防 siu¹ fong⁴ {xiāo fáng}

1. firefighting
2. fire control

消解 siu¹ gaai² {xiāo jiě}

1. to eliminate
2. to dispel
3. resolution

消金 siu¹ gam¹ {xiāo jīn}

1. consumer finance
2. abbr. of 消費金融

消極〔-极〕 siu¹ gik⁶ {xiāo jí}

1. negative
2. passive
3. inactive

消夏 siu¹ haa⁶ {xiāo xià}

1. to spend the summer
2. to take a summer vacation

消閒〔-闲〕 siu¹ haan⁴ {xiāo xián}

1. to spend one's leisure time
2. to idle away the time

消氣〔-气〕 siu¹ hei³ {xiāo qì}

to cool one's temper

消去 siu¹ heoi³ {xiāo qù}

to eliminate

消遣 siu¹ hin² {xiāo qiǎn}

1. to while the time away
2. amusement
3. pastime
4. recreation
5. to make sport of

消渴 siu¹ hot³ {xiāo kě}

condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

消耗 siu¹ hou³ {xiāo hào}

1. to use up
2. to consume

消音 siu¹ jam¹ {xiāo yīn}

to silence

消隱〔-隐〕 siu¹ jan² {xiāo yǐn}

1. to hide
2. to retreat into privacy

消夜 siu¹ je⁶ {xiāo yè}

1. nighttime snack
2. late-night supper

消炎 siu¹ jim⁴ {xiāo yán}

1. to reduce fever
2. antipyretic
3. to decrease inflammation

消融 siu¹ jung⁴ {xiāo róng}

to melt (e.g. an icecap)

消元 siu¹ jyun⁴ {xiāo yuán}

1. elimination (math)
2. to eliminate one variable from equations

消泯 siu¹ man⁵ {xiāo mǐn}

1. to eliminate
2. to obliterate

消弭 siu¹ mei⁵ {xiāo mǐ}

1. (literary) to eliminate
2. to put an end to

消滅〔-灭〕 siu¹ mit⁶ {xiāo miè}

1. to put an end to
2. to annihilate
3. to cause to perish
4. to perish
5. annihilation (in quantum field theory)

消磨 siu¹ mo⁴ {xiāo mó}

1. to wear down
2. to sap
3. to whittle away
4. to while away
5. to idle away

消亡 siu¹ mong⁴ {xiāo wáng}

1. to die out
2. to wither away

消散 siu¹ saan³ {xiāo sàn}

to dissipate

消逝 siu¹ sai⁶ {xiāo shì}

to fade away

消失 siu¹ sat¹ {xiāo shī}

1. to disappear
2. to fade away

消瘦 siu¹ sau³ {xiāo shòu}

1. to waste away
2. to become thin

消受 siu¹ sau⁶ {xiāo shòu}

1. to bear
2. to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)

消息 siu¹ sik¹ {xiāo xi}

1. news
2. information
3. CL: 條

消釋〔-释〕 siu¹ sik¹ {xiāo shì}

1. to dispel (doubts)
2. to clear up (misunderstanding)

消蝕〔-蚀〕 siu¹ sik⁶ {xiāo shí}

1. erosion
2. wearing away
3. ablation

消食 siu¹ sik⁶ {xiāo shí}

to aid digestion

消聲〔-声〕 siu¹ sing¹ {xiāo shēng}

1. sound dissipation
2. noise reduction

消暑 siu¹ syu² {xiāo shǔ}

1. to spend a summer holiday
2. (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat

消損〔-损〕 siu¹ syun² {xiāo sǔn}

1. wear and tear
2. to wear away over time

消退 siu¹ teoi³ {xiāo tuì}

1. to wane
2. to vanish gradually

消停 siu¹ ting⁴ {xiāo tíng}

1. to calm down
2. to stop
3. to pause
4. calmly
5. peaceful
6. restful

消魂 siu¹ wan⁴ {xiāo hún}

1. overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
2. to feel transported

消長〔-长〕 siu¹ zoeng² {xiāo zhǎng}

1. to ebb and rise
2. to decrease and then grow

消災〔-灾〕 siu¹ zoi¹ {xiāo zāi}

to avoid calamities

消腫〔-肿〕 siu¹ zung² {xiāo zhǒng}

1. rapid decrease of a swelling
2. detumescence

消防處〔--处〕 siu¹ fong⁴ cyu³ {xiāo fáng chù}

(noun) Fire Services Department

消防喉 siu¹ fong⁴ hau⁴ {xiāo fáng hóu}

fire hydrant; fire hose

消防站 siu¹ fong⁴ zaam⁶ {xiāo fáng zhàn}

(noun) fire stations

消毒法 siu¹ duk⁶ faat³ {xiāo dú fǎ}

sterilization

消毒劑〔--剂〕 siu¹ duk⁶ zai¹ {xiāo dú jì}

disinfectant

消化道 siu¹ faa³ dou⁶ {xiāo huà dào}

digestive tract

消化管 siu¹ faa³ gun² {xiāo huà guǎn}

1. digestive tube
2. gut

消化液 siu¹ faa³ jik⁶ {xiāo huà yè}

digestive fluid

消化酶 siu¹ faa³ mui⁴ {xiāo huà méi}

digestive enzyme

消化腺 siu¹ faa³ sin³ {xiāo huà xiàn}

digestive glands

消化酒 siu¹ faa³ zau² {xiāo huà jiǔ}

digestif

消費品〔-费-〕 siu¹ fai³ ban² {xiāo fèi pǐn}

consumer goods

消費群〔-费-〕 siu¹ fai³ kwan⁴ {xiāo fèi qún}

consumer group

消費稅〔-费税〕 siu¹ fai³ seoi³ {xiāo fèi shuì}

1. consumption tax
2. sales tax

消費者〔-费-〕 siu¹ fai³ ze² {xiāo fèi zhě}

consumer

消火栓 siu¹ fo² saan¹ {xiāo huǒ shuān}

fire hydrant

消防車〔--车〕 siu¹ fong⁴ ce¹ {xiāo fáng chē}

1. fire engine
2. fire truck

消防署 siu¹ fong⁴ cyu⁵ {xiāo fáng shǔ}

fire station

消防隊〔--队〕 siu¹ fong⁴ deoi² {xiāo fáng duì}

1. fire brigade
2. fire department

消防局 siu¹ fong⁴ guk⁶ {xiāo fáng jú}

fire department

消防員〔--员〕 siu¹ fong⁴ jyun⁴ {xiāo fáng yuán}

1. firefighter
2. fireman

消防栓 siu¹ fong⁴ saan¹ {xiāo fáng shuān}

fire hydrant

消基會〔--会〕 siu¹ gei¹ wui² {Xiāo jī huì}

Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT), abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會

消耗掉 siu¹ hou³ diu⁶ {xiāo hào diào}

consumption

消耗量 siu¹ hou³ loeng⁶ {xiāo hào liàng}

rate of consumption

消耗戰〔--战〕 siu¹ hou³ zin³ {xiāo hào zhàn}

war of attrition

消音器 siu¹ jam¹ hei³ {xiāo yīn qì}

silencer

消炎藥〔--药〕 siu¹ jim⁴ joek⁶ {xiāo yán yào}

antibiotic medicine

消炎片 siu¹ jim⁴ pin² {xiāo yán piàn}

antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide

消歧義〔--义〕 siu¹ kei⁴ ji⁶ {xiāo qí yì}

1. to remove ambiguity
2. disambiguation (in Wikipedia)

消石灰 siu¹ sek⁶ fui¹ {xiāo shí huī}

1. calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
2. slaked lime

消聲器〔-声-〕 siu¹ sing¹ hei³ {xiāo shēng qì}

noise reduction equipment

消毒碗櫃〔---柜〕 siu¹ duk⁶ wun² gwai⁶ {xiāo dú wǎn guì}

(noun) sterilizing cupboard

消化作用 siu¹ faa³ zok³ jung⁶ {xiāo huà zuò yòng}

digestion

消防喉轆〔---辘〕 siu¹ fong⁴ hau⁴ luk¹ {xiāo fáng hóu lù}

a fire hose

消除毒劑〔---剂〕 siu¹ ceoi⁴ duk⁶ zai¹ {xiāo chú dú jì}

decontamination

消除鋸齒〔--锯齿〕 siu¹ ceoi⁴ goe³ ci² {xiāo chú jù chǐ}

anti-alias (computer graphics)

消除歧義〔---义〕 siu¹ ceoi⁴ kei⁴ ji⁶ {xiāo chú qí yì}

to disambiguate

消化不良 siu¹ faa³ bat¹ loeng⁴ {xiāo huà bù liáng}

indigestion

消化系統〔---统〕 siu¹ faa³ hai⁶ tung² {xiāo huà xì tǒng}

1. digestive system
2. gastrointestinal tract

消費金融〔-费--〕 siu¹ fai³ gam¹ jung⁴ {xiāo fèi jīn róng}

consumer finance

消費器件〔-费--〕 siu¹ fai³ hei³ gin² {xiāo fèi qì jiàn}

consumer

消費資料〔-费资-〕 siu¹ fai³ zi¹ liu² {xiāo fèi zī liào}

1. consumption data
2. consumer goods

消防隊員〔--队员〕 siu¹ fong⁴ deoi⁶ jyun⁴ {xiāo fáng duì yuán}

fireman

消磨時間〔--时间〕 siu¹ mo⁴ si⁴ gaan³ {xiāo mó shí jiān}

to kill time

消愁解悶〔---闷〕 siu¹ sau⁴ gaai² mun⁶ {xiāo chóu jiě mèn}

1. lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
2. to dispel depression or melancholy
3. to relieve stress
4. a relaxing pass-time

消息靈通〔--灵-〕 siu¹ sik¹ ling⁴ tung¹ {xiāo xi líng tōng}

to be well-informed

消息來源〔--来-〕 siu¹ sik¹ loi⁴ jyun⁴ {xiāo xi lái yuán}

1. web feed
2. news feed
3. syndicated feed

消消停停 siu¹ siu¹ ting⁴ ting⁴ {xiāo xiāo tíng tíng}

intermittently

消災避邪〔-灾--〕 siu¹ zoi¹ bei⁶ ce⁴ {xiāo zāi bì xié}

to avoid calamities and evil spirits

消費者保護〔-费--护〕 siu¹ fai³ ze² bou² wu⁶ {xiāo fèi zhě bǎo hù}

consumer protection (law)

消費者委員會〔-费--员会〕 siu¹ fai³ ze² wai² jyun⁴ wui² {xiāo fèi zhě wěi yuán huì}

the Consumer Council

消費價格指數〔-费价--数〕 siu¹ fai³ gaa³ gaak³ zi² sou³ {xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù}

consumer price index CPI

消息靈通人士〔--灵---〕 siu¹ sik¹ ling⁴ tung¹ jan⁴ si⁶ {xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì}

1. well-informed source
2. person with inside information

消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約〔--对妇------视-约〕 siu¹ ceoi⁴ deoi³ fu⁵ neoi⁵ jat¹ cai³ jing⁴ sik¹ kei⁴ si⁶ gung¹ joek³ {Xiāo chú duì Fù nǚ Yī qiè Xíng shì Qí shì Gōng yuē}

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women