消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
消极
xiāojí
negative; passive
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 别太消极。 Bié tài xiāojí. Do not be so negative.
- 他很消极。 Tā hěn xiāojí. He has a very passive attitude.
- 消极不好。 Xiāojí bù hǎo. Being negative is not good.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消化 xiāohuà to digest
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 积极 jījí active; positive
- 极了 jíle extremely (after adjectives)
- 极 jí extremely