消 xiāo
HSK 4 character · 10 strokes · radical 水
Meanings
- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take
Words with 消
- 消息 xiāo xi: (piece of) news; information
Example sentences
我有个坏消息。
I have a bit of bad news.
Tatoeba #2052242 by cranewang (CC BY 2.0 FR)
谢谢提供新消息。
Thanks for the updates.
Tatoeba #7768245 by jiangche (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我有消息。
I've got news.
Tatoeba #13048167 by maina (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).