打消

dǎxiāo
  1. to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
  2. to give up on

CEDICT

to dismiss; to abandon (an idea, a thought, etc.); to dispell

Wiktionary

取消。

重編國語辭典

Examples

打消这种幼稚的念头吧。

Get rid of those kinds of naive ideas.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
2 消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take

Related entries

冰释 bīngshì
  1. to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc)
  2. to vanish (of misgivings, differences of opinion)
  3. thaw (in relations)
消释 xiāoshì
  1. to dispel (doubts)
  2. to clear up (misunderstanding)
祛除 qūchú
  1. to dispel
  2. to clear
排遣 páiqiǎn
  1. to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc)
  2. to dispel (negative thoughts etc)
湯姆失業後，為了排遣鬱悶的心情而開始了賭博。

After Tom lost his job, he started to gamble to cope with his depression.

Source: Tatoeba

消解 xiāojiě
  1. to eliminate
  2. to dispel
  3. resolution
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