HSK 7–9 · verb

消

xiāo

to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate

太阳出来后,雾很快就消了。

Tàiyáng chūlái hòu, wù hěn kuài jiù xiāole。

After the sun came out, the fog quickly disappeared.

这个消息让大家很吃惊。

Zhège xiāoxi ràng dàjiā hěn chījīng.

This news shocked everyone.

听到这个消息他很激动。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi tā hěn jīdòng.

He was very excited to hear the news.

因为下雨,会议取消了。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ, huìyì qǔxiāo le.

Because of the rain, the meeting was canceled.