消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 HSK 3 基礎級 · Level 2
- (piece of) news; information
- message
- CL: 条 條 tiáo ㄊㄧㄠˊ
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More words with these characters
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
- 对消 對消 duì xiāo ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄠ deoi3 siu1 in equilibrium
息
- 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest
- 信息 xìn xī ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1 information; news; message
- 出息 chū xi ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ ceot1 sik1 future prospects
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 喘息 chuǎn xī ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ cyun2 sik1 to gasp for breath
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- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 气息 氣息 qì xī ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ hei3 sik1 breath
- 窒息 zhì xī ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ zat6 sik1 to choke
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1 to strive unremittingly
- 不息 bù xī ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ bat1 sik1 continually
- 低息 dī xī ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧ dai1 sik1 low-interest
- 作息 zuò xī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ zok3 sik1 to work and rest
- 偃息 yǎn xī ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ (literary) to take a rest
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
- 免息 miǎn xī ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ min5 sik1 interest-free
- 入息 rù xī ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧ jap6 sik1 income (Hong Kong)
- 全息 quán xī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cyun4 sik1 holographic
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
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- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
- 气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
- 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 瞬息之间 瞬息之間 shùn xī zhī jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
- 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧ mou4 sing1 mou4 sik1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
- 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
Example sentences
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我 有 消息 。
I have news.
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我 有 个 個 坏 壞 消息 。
I have a bit of bad news.
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这 這 是 官方 消息 。
This news is official.
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谢谢 謝謝 提供 新 消息 。
Thanks for the updates.
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我 期待 您 的 消息 。
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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