消极
Old HSK 5
消极 (xiāojí) · negative
消极 (xiāojí) means “negative; passive”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 极 (extremely). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 消极 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
极 jí · extremely
What 极 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不要总是用消极的态度看问题。Bù yào zǒngshì yòng xiāojí de tàidù kàn wèntí.Don't always look at things negatively.
他最近工作很消极。Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn xiāojí.He has been unmotivated at work lately.
Questions about 消极
What does 消极 mean?
消极 (xiāojí) means “negative; passive”.
How do you pronounce 消极?
消极 is pronounced xiāojí.
Which HSK level is 消极?
消极 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 消灭xiāomièto wipe out
Learn 消极 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.