消 (siu1) — disperse; eliminate; remove; alleviate; allay; extinguish; quench in Cantonese
siuˉ¹消Mandarin Pinyin: xiao1
Meaning of 消
noundisperse; eliminate; remove; alleviate; allay; extinguish; quench
nounneed; take
nounvanish; die out; disappear
Example Sentences with 消
你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.
啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.
經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
用火燂下支針消毒
Disinfect the needle with fire.
Words Containing 消
消極siu1 gik6
passive
酒精消毒液zau2 zing1 siu1 duk6 jik6
hand sanitizer (lit., "alcohol disinfectant liquid")
消化酶siu1 faa3 mui4
digestive enzyme
消防處siu1 fong4 cyu3
Fire Services Department - official name of a government department in HK
消去法siu1 heoi3 faat3
method of elimination
冰消瓦解bing1 siu1 ngaa5 gaai2
melt like ice and break like tiles; disintegrate; dissolve
巴斯德消毒法baa1 si1 dak1 siu1 duk6 faat3
pasteurization
消毒器siu1 duk6 hei3
sterilizer (device)
取消ceoi2 siu1
to cancel
消化道siu1 faa3 dou6
digestive tract; gut
非類固醇消炎藥fei1 leoi6 gu3 seon4 siu1 jim4 joek6
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen
吃不消hek3 bat1 siu1
cannot stomach it; cannot stand it anymore. Syn.: 受不了. Cant.: 頂唔住; 頂唔順
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