消 xiāo in a sentence
Disappear (spend - consume - take - subside)
消 (xiāo) means Disappear (spend - consume - take - subside). Below are 24 of the 86 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
目前还没有 消 息。
Mùqián hái méiyǒu xiāoxi.
There is no news for the moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 目前
这里的 消 费不高。
Zhèlǐ de xiāofèi bù gāo.
The cost of living here is not high.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消费
这些食物很好 消 化。
Zhèxiē shíwù hěn hǎo xiāohuà.
This food is easy to digest.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消化
失败后他有点 消 极。
Shībài hòu tā yǒudiǎn xiāojí.
After failing he became a little dispirited.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消极
船慢慢 消 失在雾里。
Chuán mànmàn xiāoshī zài wù lǐ.
The boat slowly disappeared into the fog.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消失
用酒精给伤口 消 毒。
Yòng jiǔjīng gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.
Disinfect the wound with alcohol.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 酒精
运动可以 消 除疲劳。
Yùndòng kěyǐ xiāochú píláo.
Exercise can dispel fatigue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消除
伤口一定要先 消 毒。
Shāngkǒu yídìng yào xiān xiāo dú.
The wound must be disinfected first.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消毒
餐具每天都要 消 毒。
Cānjù měi tiān dōu yào xiāo dú.
The tableware must be sterilised every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消毒
消 防通道不能堵塞。
Xiāofáng tōngdào bù néng dǔsè.
The fire escape route must not be blocked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消防
长跑 消 耗大量体力。
Chángpǎo xiāohào dàliàng tǐlì.
Long-distance running uses up a lot of energy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消耗
消 息不小心走漏了。
Xiāoxi bù xiǎoxīn zǒulòu le.
The news accidentally leaked out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 走漏
我还没收到他的 消 息。
Wǒ hái méi shōudào tā de xiāoxi.
I have not heard from him yet.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 消息
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From the graded readers
有些东西，发 消 息是给不了的。
yǒuxiē dōngxī, fā xiāoxi shì gěi bùliǎo de / dì.
There are some things a message simply cannot give you.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
发 消 息的人用的是小林的名字。
fā xiāoxi de / dì rén yòng de / dì shì xiǎo lín de / dì míngzi.
The name on the message was Xiaolin's.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很不好意思地给卖家发了 消 息。
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.
I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
那天我在群里看到一条 消 息，说我做事不认真。
nà / nèi tiān wǒ zài qún lǐ kàndào yī tiáo xiāoxi, shuō wǒ zuòshì bù rènzhēn.
That day I saw a message in a group chat saying I didn't take my work seriously.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
那条 消 息是她十四岁的弟弟发的，本来是开玩笑。
nà / nèi tiáo xiāoxi shì tā shísì suì de / dì dìdi fā de / dì, běnlái shì kāiwánxiào.
The message had been sent by her fourteen-year-old brother, as a joke.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
那天晚上，我给她发了一条很长的 消 息，向她道歉。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang, wǒ gěi tā fā le / liǎo / liào yī tiáo hěn cháng / zhǎng de / dì xiāoxi, xiàng tā dàoqiàn.
That night I sent her a long message apologising.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
现在我给自己定了一条规矩：晚上十一点以后不看工作的 消 息。
xiànzài wǒ gěi zìjǐ dìngle yī tiáo guīju: wǎnshang shíyī diǎn yǐhòu bù kàn / kān gōngzuò de / dì xiāoxi.
Now I have one rule for myself: no work messages after eleven at night.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
消 appears in 86 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 消
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Questions about 消
How is 消 used in a sentence?
This page shows 86 sentences using 消 (xiāo, "Disappear (spend - consume - take - subside)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 消 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 消 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 消?
The dictionary page for 消 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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