消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to while the time away
- amusement
- pastime
- recreation
- to make sport of
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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
遣
- 派遣 pài qiǎn ㄆㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ paai3 hin2 to send (on a mission); to dispatch
- 娱遣 娛遣 yú qiǎn ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ jyu4 hin2 amusement
- 差遣 chāi qiǎn ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄢˇ caai1 hin2 to send (on errand)
- 排遣 pái qiǎn ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ paai4 hin2 to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc)
- 编遣 編遣 biān qiǎn ㄅㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˇ pin1 hin2 to reorganize (troops etc) and discharge surplus personnel
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- 调遣 調遣 diào qiǎn ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ diu6 hin2 to dispatch
- 资遣 資遣 zī qiǎn ㄗ ㄑㄧㄢˇ zi1 hin2 to dismiss with severance pay
- 遣使 qiǎn shǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄕˇ hin2 si3 to dispatch an envoy
- 遣闷 遣悶 qiǎn mèn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄣˋ hin2 mun6 to dispel anguish
- 遣散 qiǎn sàn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˋ hin2 saan3 to disband
- 遣词 遣詞 qiǎn cí ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄘˊ hin2 ci4 to choose one's words
- 遣返 qiǎn fǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄢˇ hin2 faan2 to repatriate (e.g. prisoners of war)
- 遣送 qiǎn sòng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ hin2 sung3 to send away
- 先遣队 先遣隊 xiān qiǎn duì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ sin1 hin2 deoi6 (military) advance party
- 资遣费 資遣費 zī qiǎn fèi ㄗ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋ zi1 hin2 fai3 severance pay (Tw)
- 遣散费 遣散費 qiǎn sàn fèi ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ hin2 saan2 fai3 severance pay
- 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
- 遣送出境 qiǎn sòng chū jìng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hin2 sung3 ceot1 ging2 to deport
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)
Example sentences
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阅读 閱讀 是 我 的 消遣 。
Reading is my past-time.
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打牌 是 一种 一種 流行 的 消遣 方式 。
Playing cards is a popular pastime.
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玛丽 瑪麗 最 喜欢 喜歡 的 消遣 是 读 讀 哲学 哲學 书 書 ； 至于 至於 汤姆 湯姆 ， 他 比较 比較 喜欢 喜歡 自慰 。
Mary's favourite pastime was reading philosophy books, while Tom, he preferred masturbating.
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