HSK C3/W3/V7-9
Correct

消

/ 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
听
le
了
zhè
这
xí
席
huà
话
  
,
tā
她
de
的
qì
气
xiāo
消
le
了
  
。

Her anger died at these words.

2
Zhǒng
肿
yǐ
已
xiāo
消
le
了
  
。

The swelling has gone down.

3
Bīng
冰
xiāo
消
le
了
  
。

The ice melted.

As a Verb

eliminate; remove; dispel

4
Xiāoqù
消去
yī
一
gè
个
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