Word information
Simplified消肿
Traditional消腫
Pinyinxiāo zhǒng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
消肿
xiāo zhǒng · to reduce swelling; detumescence; (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
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to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
消息xiāoxi(piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]
消费xiāofèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)
消费者xiāofèizhěconsumer
消化xiāohuàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
消极xiāojínegative; passive; inactive