HSK C3/W3/V7-9
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/ xiāo /
Strokes

Definition

to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to/need

Example

As a Verb

disappear; vanish; taper into nothingness

1
Tīng
le
zhè
huà
  
,
de
xiāo
le
  

Her anger died at these words.

2
Zhǒng
xiāo
le
  

The swelling has gone down.

3
Bīng
xiāo
le
  

The ice melted.

As a Verb

eliminate; remove; dispel

4
Xiāo
消去
wèizhīshù
未知数

remove/eliminate an unknown quantity

As a Verb

pass time (in a leisurely way); while away time

As a Verb

spend money

As a Verb

need; take