抵消 (dǐ xiāo): to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

Word info

Pinyin

dǐxiāo

Meaning

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 用一种力量或作用来减弱、消除另一种力量或作用，使两者相互平衡或不再产生明显效果。常指两种相对的事物彼此相抵，结果等于零或影响变小。例如用优点抵消缺点，用收入抵消支出。