cease; stop; die away
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cease; to stop; to die away; to disappear
literaryPrimarily used in literary or classical contexts to describe the cessation of natural phenomena (wind, rain, sound) or abstract things (war, clamor). Also written as 销歇.
Fēng风
yǔ雨
xiāo消
xiē歇
。
The wind and rain have ceased.
Chán蝉
shēng声
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
xiē歇
。
The sound of cicadas gradually died away.
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Děng等
dào到
xuān喧
xiāo嚣
xiāo消
xiē歇
，
shān山
gǔ谷
yòu又
huī恢
fù复
le了
níng宁
jìng静
。
When the clamor died away, the valley returned to tranquility.
Zhàn战
shì事
zhōng终
yú于
xiāo消
xiē歇
，
rén人
men们
yíng迎
lái来
le了
hé和
píng平
。
The war finally ceased, and people welcomed peace.