消极 xiāojí▶ negativo

Stroke order

消极 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 消 — 10 strokes
• 极 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. negative
2. passive
3. inactive

Related words

• 取消cancelar
• 极其extremadamente
• 消化Digestión
• 消失desaparecer
• 消费consumo
• 太极拳Tai chi

消极 is pronounced xiāojí and means “negativo”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 消极 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.