消腫 xiāo zhǒng

to reduce swelling; detumescence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to reduce swelling
  2. 2. detumescence
  3. 3. (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
消 xiāo HSK 4
to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate
腫 zhǒng
swelling; to swell; swollen