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
消遣
xiāoqiǎn
to amuse oneself; pastime
Characters in this word
遣 qiǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 对他来说，写诗不是消遣，而是一种严肃的自我审视。 Duì tā lái shuō, xiě shī bú shì xiāoqiǎn, ér shì yì zhǒng yánsù de zìwǒ shěnshì. For him, writing poetry is not a pastime but a serious form of self-examination.
- 退休以后，爷爷每天下棋当作消遣。 Tuìxiū yǐhòu, yéye měitiān xià qí dàngzuò xiāoqiǎn. After retiring, Grandpa plays chess every day as a pastime.
- 周末我只想在家看电影消遣一下。 Zhōumò wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā kàn diànyǐng xiāoqiǎn yíxià. At the weekend I just want to watch a film at home and relax.
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
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 消灭 xiāomiè to annihilate