消渴
xiāo kě
Pinyin

Definition

消渴
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xiāo kě
  1. condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

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
口渴
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
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

Idioms (9)

充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
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)
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
  1. 1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late
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
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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