消[xiāo]

动

1. disappear; vanish

♦ 火灭了, 烟还没~尽。 The fire had gone out, but the smoke had not cleared yet.

♦ 红肿已~。 The swelling has gone down.

♦ 他的气~了。 He has cooled down.

2. cause to disappear; eliminate; dispel; remove

♦ ~肿 cause a swelling to go down

♦ ~烟除尘 eliminate smoke and dust

♦ ~痰 reduce phlegm

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

♦ 消夏

4. 方 (used after 不, 只, 何, etc.) need; take (time, etc.)

♦ 来回只~一个星期。 It takes only a week to get there and back.

♦ 只~几句话就可以说清楚。 A few words will be enough to make it clear.