消 meaning and pronunciation

消
Simplified/traditional character

消 English definition

xiāo
  • to disappear
  • to vanish
  • to eliminate
  • to spend (time)
  • have to
  • need

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 呺 : voice of anger; vast; spacious;
  • 哓 : a cry of alarm; querulous;
  • 嘐 : boastful; bombastic;
  • 嚣 : clamor;
  • 宵 : night;
  • 枭 : owl; valiant; trafficker;
  • 枵 : empty; hollow of a tree;
  • 櫹 : a type of big tree (archaic);
  • 歊 : vapor; steam;
  • 潇 : (of water or wind) howling and pounding
  • 潚 : sound of rain and wind;
  • 烋 : to boil or fumigate;
  • 猇 : the scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare;
  • 獢 : dog;
  • 痚 : asthma; difficulty in breathing;
  • 硝 : saltpeter; to tan (leather);
  • 箫 : xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom; same as 排簫|排箫; also translated as pan pipes;
  • 绡 : raw silk;
  • 萧 : miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort;
  • 蕭 : Xiao
  • 虓 : roar of a tiger;
  • 蟏 : long-legged spider;
  • 逍 : leisurely; easy-going;
  • 销 : to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin;
  • 霄 : firmament; heaven;
  • 骁 : brave; good horse; strong;
  • 髇 : (onom.) sound of arrows;
  • 魈 : elf; demon;
  • 鸮 : owl (order Strigiformes);

Sentences examples with 消

  • 这个消息真是激动人心。
    Zhège xiāoxī zhēnshi jīdòng rénxīn.
  • 听到这个消息后，我很伤心。
    Tīng dào zhège xiāoxī hòu, wǒ hěn shāngxīn.
  • 我给大家带来了一个好消息。
    Wǒ gěi dàjiā dài láile yīgè hǎo xiāoxī.
  • 这个消息非常令人吃惊。
    Zhège xiāoxī fēicháng lìng rén chījīng.
  • 一位记者报道了这个消息。
    Yī wèi jìzhě bàodàole zhège xiāoxī.

Words containing 消, by HSK level

橡 伙