消瘦 xiāo shòu ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ siu1 sau3
- to waste away
- to become thin
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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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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 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
瘦
- 干瘦 乾瘦 gān shòu ㄍㄢ ㄕㄡˋ gon1 sau3 wizened
- 削瘦 xuē shòu ㄒㄩㄝ ㄕㄡˋ soek3 sau3 thin
- 暴瘦 bào shòu ㄅㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ bou6 sau3 to lose weight dramatically
- 清瘦 qīng shòu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ cing1 sau3 meager
- 瘦削 shòu xuē ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄝ sau3 soek3 slim
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- 瘦子 shòu zi ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄗ sau3 zi2 thin person
- 瘦小 shòu xiǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ sau3 siu2 slightly-built
- 瘦弱 shòu ruò ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ sau3 joek6 thin and weak
- 瘦肉 shòu ròu ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄡˋ sau3 juk6 lean meat
- 瘦身 shòu shēn ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄣ sau3 san1 to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down
- 瘦长 瘦長 shòu cháng ㄕㄡˋ ㄔㄤˊ sau3 coeng4 slim
- 癯瘦 qú shòu ㄑㄩˊ ㄕㄡˋ keoi4 sau3 thin
- 精瘦 jīng shòu ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ zing1 sau3 (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
- 纤瘦 纖瘦 xiān shòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ cim1 sau3 slender
- 周瘦鹃 周瘦鵑 Zhōu Shòu juān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄢ zau1 sau3 gyun1 Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution
- 瘦伶仃 shòu líng dīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ sau3 ling4 ding1 emaciated; scrawny
- 瘦巴巴 shòu bā bā ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ sau3 baa1 baa1 thin
- 瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ sau3 juk6 zing1 leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
- 挑肥拣瘦 挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3 (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ sau3 gwat1 ling4 ding1 (idiom) emaciated; scrawny
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)