cease; disappear; subside
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cease; to stop; to subside; to disappear
literaryLiterary usage. Describes the cessation of sounds, weather phenomena, emotions, or activities. Often used in written Chinese rather than spoken conversation.
Zhí直
dào到
shēn深
yè夜
，
cáo嘈
zá杂
de的
shēng声
yīn音
cái才
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
xiē歇
。
It was not until late at night that the noisy sounds gradually ceased.
Zhàn战
huǒ火
xiāo消
xiē歇
hòu后
，
rén人
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
chóng重
jiàn建
jiā家
yuán园
。
After the flames of war subsided, people began to rebuild their homes.
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Děng等
fēng风
yǔ雨
xiāo消
xiē歇
，
wǒ我
men们
zài再
chū出
fā发
。
We will set out again once the wind and rain have ceased.