消 |
xiāo shā | to sterilize; to disinfect / to kill; to exterminate (insects, pathogens etc) |
消 |
xiāo | to diminish; to subside / to consume; to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take |
杀 |
shā | to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |