消
xiāo
to diminish; to subside
to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
天气热，我喝了一杯冷水，渴意慢慢消了。
tiān qì rè, wǒ hē le yī bēi lěng shuǐ, kě yì màn màn xiāo le。
The weather was hot; I drank a glass of cold water and the thirst slowly subsided.
他心里的怒气过了几天才慢慢消散。
tā xīn lǐ de nù qì guò le jǐ tiān cái màn màn xiāo sàn。
The anger in his heart took several days to gradually diminish and fade away.
Words with 消
开消
kāi xiāo
variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1]
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
香消玉损
xiāng xiāo yù sǔn
see 香消玉殞|香消玉殒[xiang1 xiao1 yu4 yun3]
香消玉殒
xiāng xiāo yù yǔn
(idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
香消玉碎
xiāng xiāo yù suì
see 香消玉殞|香消玉殒[xiang1 xiao1 yu4 yun3]
三公消费
sān gōng xiāo fèi
see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
不消
bù xiāo
to not need
中国消费者协会
zhōng guó xiāo fèi zhě xié huì
China Consumers' Association (CCA)
低消
dī xiāo
minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最低消费[zui4 di1 xiao1 fei4])
低消费
dī xiāo fèi
low level of spending; small expenditure
内线消息
nèi xiàn xiāo xi
insider information
冰消瓦解
bīng xiāo wǎ jiě
to melt like ice and break like tiles