消极
xiāo jí
Pinyin

Definition

消极
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xiāo jí
  1. negative
  2. passive
  3. inactive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消散
xiāo sàn
  1. 1 to dissipate
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
  1. 1 to disinfect
  2. 2 to sterilize
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
消耗
xiāo hào
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to consume
消肿
xiāo zhǒng
  1. 1 to reduce swelling
  2. 2 detumescence
  3. 3 (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
消费者
xiāo fèi zhě
  1. 1 consumer
消逝
xiāo shì
  1. 1 to fade away
消遣
xiāo qiǎn
  1. 1 to while the time away
  2. 2 amusement
  3. 3 pastime
  4. 4 recreation
  5. 5 to make sport of
消防
xiāo fáng
  1. 1 firefighting
  2. 2 fire control
消除
xiāo chú
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove

Idioms (3)

消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air

Sample Sentences

话可不是这么说的，从心理学的角度分析，“贴标签”其实是一种心理暗示，正面积极的暗示可以使人自信；而负面消极的暗示可是会产生极其恶劣的人际隔阂的。
huà kě bùshì zhèmeshuō de ，cóng xīnlǐxué de jiǎodù fēnxī ，“tiē biāoqiān ”qíshí shì yīzhǒng xīnlǐ ànshì ，zhèngmiàn jījí de ànshì kěyǐ shǐ rén zìxìn ；ér fùmiàn xiāojí de ànshì kěshì huì chǎnshēng jíqí èliè de rénjì géhé de 。
You can't say that. From a psychological perspective, "labelling" is actually psychological suggestion. Positive pro-active suggestion can make people self-confident; whereas negative suggestion creates extremely toxic alienation.
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我听过词的派别，分成“豪放派”和“婉约派”，我把它们非常浅显的理解为“积极派”与“消极派”。
wǒ tīng guò cí de pàibié ，fēn chéng “háofàng pài ”hé “wǎnyuē pài ”，wǒ bǎ tāmen fēicháng qiǎnxiǎn de lǐjiě wèi “jījí pài ”yǔ “xiāojí pài ”。
I've heard that there are different schools of ci poetry, the unrestrained school and the subdued school. In very plain terms I've understood this as the "positive school" and the "negative school".
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从词中怎么看出惆怅或达观呢？“我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒…”这让我觉得有点消极的意味，是这样吗？
cóng cí zhōng zěnme kànchū chóuchàng huò dáguān ne ？“wǒ yù chéng fēng guīqù ，yòu kǒng qónglóuyùyǔ ，gāochù bù shēng hán …”zhè ràng wǒ juéde yǒudiǎnr xiāojí de yìwèi ，shì zhèyàng ma ？
How is it that I see melancholy and a philosophical outlook in the ci poem? The line "I want to return there on the wind, my only fear is being too cold on the heights of the bejeweled jade palace..." puts me in mind of a more negative tone, is that correct?
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哈，你未免太消极了吧！连穿越时空都懒啊!我不能说你的想法是对或错，只是，这种获得心灵平静的方法，一不小心就会变成逃避现实的借口。
hā ，nǐ wèimiǎn tài xiāojí le ba ！lián chuānyuè shíkōng dōu lǎn ā !wǒ bù néng shuō nǐ de xiǎngfǎ shì duì huò cuò ，zhǐshì ，zhèzhǒng huòdé xīnlíng píngjìng de fāngfǎ ，yíbùxiǎoxīn jiù huì biànchéng táobì xiànshí de jièkǒu 。
Ha, You're really so passive! You're even lazy when it comes to travelling through space and time! I can't say whether you're right or wrong, it's just, this way of getting spiritual peace can easily turn into an excuse to avoid reality.
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嗯。而且这样也可以控制服务的质量。有了小费这个环节，服务员就不敢消极怠工了。
ng 。érqiě zhèyàng yě kěyǐ kòngzhì fúwù de zhìliàng 。yǒu le xiǎofèi zhè gè huánjié ，fúwùyuán jiù bù gǎn xiāojí dàigōng le 。
Yeah. And this way you can also control service quality. By having tips you make this connection, so waiters don't dare to slack off.
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哎呀，老刘，那么多年没见，你怎么一下子变得那么消极。其实我觉得退休很好啊，以前一直忙工作，很多想法都没有时间去实现。还记不记得以前我们小乐队的日子？
āiyā ，LǎoLiú ，nàme duō nián méi jiàn ，nǐ zěnme yīxiàzi biànde nàme xiāojí 。qíshí wǒ juéde tuìxiū hěn hǎo a ，yǐqián yīzhí máng gōngzuò ，hěn duō xiǎngfǎ dōu méiyǒu shíjiān qù shíxiàn 。hái jì bu jìde yǐqián wǒmen xiǎo yuèduì de rìzi ？
Ah, geez. Old Liu, it's been years since I've seen you. How did you get so negative all of the sudden? Actually, I think retirement is great. I used to be so busy with work all the time, I didn't have any time to put any of my ideas into practice. You still remember our band way back then?
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