What does 抵消 mean in Chinese?

抵消 (dǐ xiāo) means "to counteract; to cancel out; to offset" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 抵消?

抵消 is pronounced "dǐ xiāo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What characters make up 抵消?

抵消 is made up of the characters 抵, 消. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 抵消?

You can practice writing 抵消 using our stroke order tool.

抵消 (dǐ xiāo), to counteract

抵消

dǐ xiāo

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

HSK 6verb

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抵消

Definitions

(verb) to counteract
to cancel out
to offset

Example Sentences

好处抵消了坏处。

Hǎochù dǐxiāo le huàichù

The benefits cancel out the drawbacks

Related Words

作废(zuò fèi)· to become invalid

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中和(zhōng hé)· to neutralize

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医药分离(yī yào fēn lí)· separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]

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停办(tíng bàn)· to shut down

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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