消消乐 (xiāoxiāolè): match-three mobile game

Meanings

1 match-three mobile game
2 Candy Crush-style puzzle game

Characters

消

xiāo

to eliminate, to clear

消

xiāo

to eliminate (reduplicated)

乐

lè

fun, joy

Examples

我妈特别喜欢玩消消乐。

Wǒ mā tèbié xǐhuan wán xiāoxiāolè.

My mom really loves playing match-three games.

排队的时候来一局消消乐。

Páiduì de shíhou lái yì jú xiāoxiāolè.

I play a round of match-three while waiting in line.

Tips

usage

Generic name for match-three games. 消 means to eliminate (the tiles); 消消 is reduplicated for a cute tone, 乐 means fun.

In Pop Culture

开心消消乐 Kāixīn Xiāoxiāolè

Happy Match

Hit match-three mobile game by Happy Elements (2014); became shorthand for any Candy Crush-style puzzle game in China.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

乐 lè

Related Words

开心消消乐 KāixīnXiāoxiāolè

三消 sānxiāo

match-three (video game genre)

消息 xiāoxi HSK 3 #411

news; information / message

消除 xiāochú HSK 5 #4,438

to eliminate; to remove / to dispel; to clear away

消防 xiāofáng HSK 5 #3,403

firefighting; fire prevention / fire control

消灭 xiāomiè HSK 6 #3,236

to annihilate; to eliminate; to wipe out / to perish; to die out

消 xiāo HSK 7 #5,533

to disappear; to vanish / to eliminate; to cancel / to consume; to spend

消失 xiāoshī HSK 3 #949

to disappear; to vanish / to fade away

消化 xiāohuà HSK 4 #7,013

to digest (food) / to absorb; to take in (figurative)

消费 xiāofèi HSK 3 #7,781

to consume; consumption / to spend (money)