消

消 [xiāo] 动

1. ■ （消失） disappear; vanish:

红肿已消。 The swelling has gone down.

他的气消了。 He has cooled down.

云消雾散。 The clouds dispersed and the fog lifted.

在真相面前谣言不得不消声匿迹。 The rumour had to disappear before facts.

2. ■ （使消失; 消除） eliminate; dispel; remove:

消去一个未知数 eliminate an unknown quantity;

消痰 reduce phlegm;

消烟除尘 eliminate smoke and dust

3. ■ （度过; 消遣） pass the time in a leisurely way; while away (the time):

消夏 pass the summer in a leisurely way

4. ■ [方] （需要， 前面常有“不、几、何”等） need; take:

不消说 needless to say; it goes without saying;

来回只消一个星期。 It takes only a week to get there and back.