xiāo
Radical 85 · 10 strokes

to diminish; to subside

HSK 7 (3.0)4 meanings#16244
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to diminish; to subside

    • The rain has stopped.

  2. verb

    to consume; to reduce

    • We should eliminate pests.

  3. verb

    to idle away (the time)

    • He likes to kill time.

  4. verb

    (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take

    • You don't need to worry about this.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Water gradually drips away and disappears, that is the meaning of the character tiêu.

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