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消退
xiāo tuì
Pinyin
Definition
消退
-
xiāo tuì
to wane
to vanish gradually
Character Decomposition
消
氵
⺌
月
退
辶
艮
Related Words
(20)
取消
qǔ xiāo
1
to cancel
2
cancellation
消失
xiāo shī
1
to disappear
2
to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
1
news
2
information
3
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消费
xiāo fèi
1
to consume
2
to spend
退
tuì
1
to retreat
2
to decline
3
to move back
4
to withdraw
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
后退
hòu tuì
1
to recoil
2
to draw back
3
to fall back
4
to retreat
撤退
chè tuì
1
to retreat
消
xiāo
1
to disappear
2
to vanish
3
to eliminate
4
to spend (time)
5
have to
6
need
消停
xiāo tíng
1
to calm down
2
to stop
3
to pause
4
calmly
5
peaceful
6
restful
消化
xiāo huà
1
to digest
2
digestion
3
digestive
消化道
xiāo huà dào
1
digestive tract
消散
xiāo sàn
1
to dissipate
消极
xiāo jí
1
negative
2
passive
3
inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
1
to disinfect
2
to sterilize
消沉
xiāo chén
1
depressed
2
bad mood
3
low spirit
消灭
xiāo miè
1
to put an end to
2
to annihilate
3
to cause to perish
4
to perish
5
annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消灾
xiāo zāi
1
to avoid calamities
消炎
xiāo yán
1
to reduce fever
2
antipyretic
3
to decrease inflammation
消磨
xiāo mó
1
to wear down
2
to sap
3
to whittle away
4
to while away
5
to idle away
Idioms
(19)
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
1
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2
fig. to give up
3
to turn tail
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
1
lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
2
to dispel depression or melancholy
3
to relieve stress
4
a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
1
unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
1
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
2
to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
1
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
1
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2
to get cold feet
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
1
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
2
a strategic withdrawal
逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
1
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
1
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
2
stalled
3
in a dilemma
4
stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
1
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
2
in a hopeless situation
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
1
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù
1
to have no alternative (idiom)
进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú
1
free to come and go (idiom)
2
to have room to maneuver
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
1
the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
2
to clear up
3
to vanish into thin air
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