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消 xiāo

news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵肖 ⿰氵肖

Memory hint: water

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  1. 我听到一个好消息。
    Wǒ tīngdào yí ge hǎo xiāoxi.
    I heard a piece of good news.
    i hear-arrive one (measure) good news
  2. 你听说这个消息了吗？
    Nǐ tīngshuō zhège xiāoxi le ma?
    Have you heard this news?
    you hear-say this (measure) news (le) (question)
  3. 我们取消这次会议吧。
    Wǒmen qǔxiāo zhè cì huìyì ba.
    Let's cancel this meeting.
    we cancel this (measure) meeting (suggestion)
  4. 航班还没有取消。
    Hángbān hái méiyǒu qǔxiāo.
    The flight hasn't been cancelled yet.
    flight still not-have cancel
  5. 吃完饭以后散步有助于消化。
    Chī wán fàn yǐhòu sànbù yǒu zhùyú xiāohuà.
    Taking a walk after eating helps digestion.
    eat finish food after walk have help-to digest

Words with 消 (12)