消极 xiāojí▶ negatif

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membatalkan
• 极其sangat
• 消化Pencernaan
• 消失menghilang
• 消费konsumsi
• 太极拳Taijiquan

消极 is pronounced xiāojí and means “negatif”. 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.