消肿 in English xiao1 zhong3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to reduce swelling
  • detumescence
  • (metaphorically) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy and so on)

Simplified Characters

消 肿

Traditional Characters

消 腫

Pinyin

xiao1 zhong3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

消xiao1to disappear 肿zhong3to swell