| 消 | 993C50 63A.42-2 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄒㄧㄠ [xiao1] , [Usu. printed  ] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To diminish, vanish: 消滅，消失，消亡 [xiao1mie4], [xiao1shi1], [xiao1wang2]↓; 消腫，消炎 decrease swelling, inflammation. (2) To consume, spend, be used up: 消耗 [xiao1hao4]↓; 開消 expenditure. (3) To cancel in 取消 31S.82. (4) to melt, digest: 消化 [xiao1hua4]↓; 消溶 [xiao1rong2]↓; 吃不消 (lit.) “cannot digest or hold in stomach,” i.e., cannot stand, unbearable, intolerable (insult, expense); 吃得消 can take it. (5) usu. in 不消 does not need: 不消一個月已有回音 got a reply in less than a month; 不消說了 it's not necessary to say. | |||||
| Words | 1. 消遣 [xiao1qian0], n. & v.i., relaxation, distraction, pastime: 消遣消遣 have a little relaxation; 消遣一夜 have a night of fun; 今天如何消遣，有甚麼消遣 what can we do today for a pastime? 消遣歲月 pass the years idly or in pleasure. 2. 消除 [xiao1chu2], v.t., abolish, do away with (obstacles 障害), remove (prejudice, misunderstanding). 3. 消卻 [xiao1qUe4], v.t., to lessen, do away with, see [xiao1chu2]↑. 4. 消毒 [xiao1du2], v.t., to sterilize, disinfect. 5. 消防 [xiao1fang2], v.i., to fight fire: 消防隊 fire brigade. 6. 消費 [xiao1fei4], v.i. & n., spend, consume; expenditure: 消費甚大 great deal of expenditure; 消費者 the consumer; 消費品 consumer goods; 消費人貸款 consumer credit. 7. 消耗 [xiao1hao4], v.i. & n., (things) diminish in quality, quantity or value, or cost to maintain; (cars) consumption of gasoline; (persons) habit of expenditure; costs of maintenance; 消耗品 consumer goods, see [xiao1fei4]↑. 8. 消化 [xiao1hua4], v.i. & t. & n., digest, -tion; 消化液 digestive juice; 消化器官 digestive organs; 消化系統 digestive system, tract. 9. 消火 [xiao1huo3], v.t., to fight fire; 消火器 fire extinguisher (also 滅火器); 消火栓 hydrant. 10. 消魂 [xiao1hun2], see 銷魂 81A.42. 11. 消長 [xiao1zhang3], n., growth and decay; increase and decrease, wax and wane. 12. 消減 [xiao1jian3], v.i. & t., to decrease (expenditure, time, effort). 13. 消極 [xiao1ji2], adj., (1) negative, as opp. to 積極 positive: 消極作用 negative purpose; (2) inclined not to hope or struggle, passive, cynical: 他很消極 he is not interested, pessimistic; (3) the reverse: 消極方面 the reverse side. 14. 消中 [xiao1zhong1], n., anc. name for diabetes (also called 消渴 [xiao1ke3]↓, modn. 糖尿病 “sugarurine disease”). 15. 消渴 [xiao1ke3], n., ditto. 16. 消滅 [xiao1mie4], v.t., to exterminate, destroy (enemy, danger, threat, groups, beliefs, future troubles, etc.). 17. 消弭 [xiao1mi3], v.t., to stop, to prevent (future trouble). 18. 消磨 [xiao1mo2], v.i. & t., to grow less and less, to wear off: 消磨歲月 to waste away the years; 消磨歲月 to waste away the years; 歲月消磨 the years wear on, pass away. 19. 消鎔（溶） [xiao1rong2], v.i., (of substance) to melt. 20. 消夏 [xiao1xia4], v.i., to take a summer holiday. 21. 消閒 [xiao1xian2], v.i., to kill time, pass time idly: 消閒兒 free leisure time. 22. 消息 [xiao1xi2], n., (1) (LL) growth and decay; (2) ([xiao1xi2] or [xiao1xi0]) news, news report (from battlefields, Paris, etc.); n., 消息兒 [xiao1xie1er0], n., (coll.) a floor trap. 23. 消受 [xiao1shou4]1, v.i. & t., (1) to take, bear (burden, hard days): 怎生消受 (MC) how can one bear this? also (2) to enjoy (great dinner, luck). 24. 消瘦 [xiao1shou4]2, adj., emaciated. 25. 消暑 [xiao1shu3], v.i., see [xiao1xia4]↓. 26. 消失 [xiao1shi1], v.i., to vanish, be forgotten. 27. 消逝 [xiao1shi4]1, v.i., to pass away. 28. 消釋 [xiao1shi4]2, v.i., (1) (Budd.) explain difficult text or passage; (2) remove (misunderstandings, worries); are removed. 29. 消石 [xiao1shi2], n., saltpetre, niter (see correct 消石 31B.42); 消石灰 calcium hydroxide, slaked lime. 30. 消災 [xiao1zai1], v.i., to remove (by magic, prayer, incantation) impending ill fortune. 31. 消亡 [xiao1wang2], v.i., to perish. 32. 消搖 [xiao1yao2], v.i., (AC) u.f. 逍遙 22.83. 33. 消夜 [xiao1ye4], n., night snacks (also wr. 宵夜). | |||||