消息 xiāoxi, news/information/CL:條|条[tiáo] 消失 xiāoshī, to disappear/to fade away 取消 qǔxiāo, to cancel/cancellation 消灭 xiāomiè, [消滅], to put an end to/to annihilate/to cause to perish/to perish/annihilation (in qua... 消防 xiāofáng, firefighting/fire control 消除 xiāochú, to eliminate/to remove 消 xiāo, to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to/need 消化 xiāohuà, to digest/digestion/digestive 消费 xiāofèi, [消費], to consume/to spend 消极 xiāojí, [消極], negative/passive/inactive 消毒 xiāodú, to disinfect/to sterilize 消耗 xiāohào, to use up/to consume 消沉 xiāochén, depressed/bad mood/low spirit 消逝 xiāoshì, to fade away 消磨 xiāomó, to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away 消遣 xiāoqiǎn, to while the time away/amusement/pastime/recreation/to make sport of 消防队 xiāofángduì, [消防隊], fire brigade/fire department 消费者 xiāofèizhě, [消費者], consumer 撤消 chèxiāo, variant of 撤銷|撤销[chè xiāo] 打消 dǎxiāo, to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)/to give up on 烟消云散 yānxiāoyúnsàn, [煙消雲散], to vanish like smoke in thin air/to disappear 抵消 dǐxiāo, to counteract/to cancel out/to offset 消亡 xiāowáng, to die out/to wither away 小道消息 xiǎodàoxiāoxi, hearsay/gossip 消防车 xiāofángchē, [消防車], fire engine/fire truck 消散 xiāosàn, to dissipate 消气 xiāoqì, [消氣], to cool one's temper 消退 xiāotuì, to wane/to vanish gradually 吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage 消音器 xiāoyīnqì, silencer 消防栓 xiāofángshuān, fire hydrant 消声器 xiāoshēngqì, [消聲器], noise reduction equipment 消毒剂 xiāodújì, [消毒劑], disinfectant 消瘦 xiāoshòu, to waste away/to become thin 消炎 xiāoyán, to reduce fever/antipyretic/to decrease inflammation 消化系统 xiāohuàxìtǒng, [消化系統], digestive system/gastrointestinal tract 消肿 xiāozhǒng, [消腫], to reduce swelling/detumescence/(fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc) 消化道 xiāohuàdào, digestive tract 消受 xiāoshòu, to bear/to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy) 消音 xiāoyīn, to silence 吃得消 chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford 消融 xiāoróng, to melt (e.g. an icecap) 消食 xiāoshí, to aid digestion 不消 bùxiāo, to not need/needless (to say) 消弭 xiāomǐ, (literary) to eliminate/to put an end to 消夜 xiāoyè, nighttime snack/late-night supper 消夏 xiāoxià, to spend the summer/to take a summer vacation 消费群 xiāofèiqún, [消費群], consumer group 消费品 xiāofèipǐn, [消費品], consumer goods 消闲 xiāoxián, [消閒], to spend one's leisure time/to idle away the time 消暑 xiāoshǔ, to spend a summer holiday/(esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat 消解 xiāojiě, to eliminate/to dispel/resolution 消损 xiāosǔn, [消損], wear and tear/to wear away over time 消化酶 xiāohuàméi, digestive enzyme 消耗量 xiāohàoliàng, rate of consumption 消火栓 xiāohuǒshuān, fire hydrant 消耗战 xiāohàozhàn, [消耗戰], war of attrition 三公消费 sāngōngxiāofèi, [三公消費], see 三公經費|三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi] 与时消息 yǔshíxiāoxi, [與時消息], variable with the times/transient/impermanent 中国消费者协会 ZhōngguóXiāofèizhěXiéhuì, [中國消費者協會], China Consumers' Association (CCA) 云消雾散 yúnxiāowùsàn, [雲消霧散], the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)/to clear up/to vanish into thin a... 内线消息 nèixiànxiāoxi, [內線消息], insider information 冰消瓦解 bīngxiāowǎjiě, to melt like ice and break like tiles/to disintegrate/to dissolve 参考消息 CānkǎoXiāoxī, [參考消息], Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper) 取消禁令 qǔxiāojìnlìng, to lift a prohibition/to lift a ban 只消 zhǐxiāo, to only need/it only takes 吸附洗消剂 xīfùxǐxiāojì, [吸附洗消劑], absorbing decontaminant 夜消 yèxiāo, variant of 夜宵[yè xiāo] 对消 duìxiāo, [對消], in equilibrium/to cancel out (of opposite forces) (physics) 居民消费价格指数 jūmínxiāofèijiàgézhǐshù, [居民消費價格指數], consumer price index CPI 开消 kāixiāo, [開消], variant of 開銷|开销[kāi xiāo] 抹消 mǒxiāo, to erase/to wipe 无福消受 wúfúxiāoshòu, [無福消受], unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom) 杳无消息 yǎowúxiāoxī, [杳無消息], see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yǎo wú yīn xìn] 洗消 xǐxiāo, decontamination 洗消剂 xǐxiāojì, [洗消劑], decontaminant/decontaminating agent 洗消场 xǐxiāochǎng, [洗消場], decontaminating field 消保官 xiāobǎoguān, consumer protection officer (Tw) 消停 xiāotíng, to calm down/to stop/to pause/calmly/peaceful/restful 消元 xiāoyuán, elimination (math)/to eliminate one variable from equations 消化不良 xiāohuàbùliáng, indigestion 消化液 xiāohuàyè, digestive fluid 消化管 xiāohuàguǎn, digestive tube/gut 消化腺 xiāohuàxiàn, digestive glands 消化酒 xiāohuàjiǔ, digestif 消去 xiāoqù, to eliminate 消基会 Xiāojīhuì, [消基會], Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT), abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會|中华民国消费者文教基金... 消声 xiāoshēng, [消聲], sound dissipation/noise reduction 消息来源 xiāoxiláiyuán, [消息來源], web feed/news feed/syndicated feed 消息灵通 xiāoxilíngtōng, [消息靈通], to be well-informed 消息灵通人士 xiāoxilíngtōngrénshì, [消息靈通人士], well-informed source/person with inside information 消息队列 xiāoxiduìliè, [消息隊列], message queue (computing) 消愁解闷 xiāochóujiěmèn, [消愁解悶], lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom/to... 消极性 xiāojíxìng, [消極性], passive/passivity/negative/negativity 消歧义 xiāoqíyì, [消歧義], to remove ambiguity/disambiguation (in Wikipedia) 消毒法 xiāodúfǎ, sterilization 消泯 xiāomǐn, to eliminate/to obliterate 消消停停 xiāoxiāotíngtíng, intermittently 消渴 xiāokě, condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, i... 消灾 xiāozāi, [消災], to avoid calamities 消灾避邪 xiāozāibìxié, [消災避邪], to avoid calamities and evil spirits 消炎片 xiāoyánpiàn, antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide 消炎药 xiāoyányào, [消炎藥], anti-inflammatory medicine 消石灰 xiāoshíhuī, calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2/slaked lime 消磨时间 xiāomóshíjiān, [消磨時間], to kill time 消蚀 xiāoshí, [消蝕], erosion/wearing away/ablation 消费价格指数 xiāofèijiàgézhǐshù, [消費價格指數], consumer price index CPI 消费器件 xiāofèiqìjiàn, [消費器件], consumer 消费税 xiāofèishuì, [消費稅], consumption tax/sales tax 消费者保护 xiāofèizhěbǎohù, [消費者保護], consumer protection (law) 消费资料 xiāofèizīliào, [消費資料], consumption data/consumer goods 消费金融 xiāofèijīnróng, [消費金融], consumer finance 消释 xiāoshì, [消釋], to dispel (doubts)/to clear up (misunderstanding) 消金 xiāojīn, consumer finance/abbr. of 消費金融|消费金融[xiāo fèi jīn róng] 消长 xiāozhǎng, [消長], to ebb and rise/to decrease and then grow 消闲儿 xiāoxiánr, [消閒兒], erhua variant of 消閒|消闲[xiāo xián] 消防员 xiāofángyuán, [消防員], firefighter/fireman 消防局 xiāofángjú, fire department 消防署 xiāofángshǔ, fire station 消防队员 xiāofángduìyuán, [消防隊員], fireman 消除歧义 xiāochúqíyì, [消除歧義], to disambiguate 消除毒剂 xiāochúdújì, [消除毒劑], decontamination 消除锯齿 xiāochújùchǐ, [消除鋸齒], anti-alias (computer graphics) 消隐 xiāoyǐn, [消隱], to hide/to retreat into privacy 消食儿 xiāoshír, [消食兒], erhua variant of 消食[xiāo shí] 消魂 xiāohún, overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)/to feel transported 走漏消息 zǒulòuxiāoxi, to divulge secrets 超前消费 chāoqiánxiāofèi, [超前消費], excessive consumption/overspending on luxuries