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- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
Trad. 消殺
- to sterilize; to disinfect
- to kill; to exterminate (insects, pathogens etc)
- to sink into despondency
- (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
- condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
Trad. 消滅
- to put an end to
- to annihilate
- to cause to perish
- to perish
- annihilation (in quantum field theory)
Trad. 消腫
- to reduce swelling
- detumescence
- (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
- fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) (abbr. for 快速消費品|快速消费品[kuai4 su4 xiao1 fei4 pin3])
- minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最低消费[zui4 di1 xiao1 fei4])
- to digest (food)
- (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
- to bear
- to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)
Trad. 消歧義
- to remove ambiguity
- disambiguation (in Wikipedia)
- antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide
- fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) (abbr. for 快速消費品|快速消费品[kuai4 su4 xiao1 fei4 pin3])
- to be unable to tolerate or endure
- to find sth difficult to manage
- to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
- to be able to afford
Trad. 消基會
- Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT) (abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會|中华民国消费者文教基金会)
Trad. 無福消受
- unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- to melt like ice and break like tiles
- to disintegrate
- to dissolve
Trad. 消災避邪
- to avoid calamities and evil spirits
Trad. 煙消雲散
- (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
Trad. 參考消息
- Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)
Trad. 超前消費
- excessive consumption; spending beyond one's means
Trad. 此消彼長
- (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)
Trad. 杳無消息
- see 杳無音信|杳无音信[yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4]
Trad. 雲消霧散
- the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- to clear up
- to vanish into thin air
Trad. 三公消費
- see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
Trad. 香消玉損
- see 香消玉殞|香消玉殒[xiang1 xiao1 yu4 yun3]
Trad. 香消玉殞
- (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
Trad. 消化系統
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal tract
Trad. 與時消息
- variable with the times
- transient
- impermanent
Trad. 消息來源
- web feed
- news feed
- syndicated feed
Trad. 消愁解悶
- lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- to dispel depression or melancholy
- to relieve stress
- a relaxing pass-time
Trad. 消費者保護
- (law) consumer protection
Trad. 消費價格指數
- consumer price index CPI
Trad. 消息靈通人士
- well-informed source; person with inside information
Trad. 中國消費者協會
- China Consumers' Association (CCA)
Trad. 居民消費價格指數
- consumer price index CPI