消暑
xiāo shǔ
Pinyin

Definition

消暑
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xiāo shǔ
  1. to spend a summer holiday
  2. (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 classifier: 条 tiáo
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
shǔ jià
  1. 1 summer vacation
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need

Idioms (3)

消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air

Sample Sentences

其实不然,他们度夏消暑的方式各有别致,那是相当有智慧的,用了很多现在看起来低碳、环保的妙招来安然度夏滴。
qíshí bùrán ,tāmen dùxià xiāoshǔ de fāngshì gè yǒu biézhì ,nà shì xiāngdāng yǒu zhìhuì de ,yòng le hěnduō xiànzài kànqǐlai dītàn 、huánbǎo de miàozhāo lái ānrán dùxià dī 。
On the contrary, they have unique and unusual ways to cool down in the summer, ways which are low carbon, environment friendly and safe.
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消暑冷饮中最出名的冰碗是用甜瓜果藕、杏仁豆腐、葡萄干、鲜胡桃、淮山药、枣泥糕等料制成,冰镇后吃起来十分爽口。
xiāoshǔ lěngyǐn zhōng zuì chūmíng de bīng wǎn shì yòng tián guāguǒ ǒu 、xìngréndòufu 、pútaogān 、xiān hútáo 、huáishānyào 、zǎoní gāo děng liào zhìchéng ,bīngzhèn hòu chī qilai shífēn shuǎngkǒu 。
The most popular ice bowls during summer were made from melon candied fruit, almond tofu, raisins, fresh walnuts, yam, jujube paste etc. They were freezed into ice and tasted extremely refreshing.
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炎炎夏日,就是要去海边游泳消暑!
yányán xiàrì ,jiùshì yào qù hǎibiān yóuyǒng xiāoshǔ !
On scorching summer days, you have to go to the seaside to swim, to beat the heat!
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