消逝

xiāoshì

verb #9,520

Meanings

1 to fade away; to vanish; to dissipate
2 to elapse; to pass away (of time, youth, etc.)

Characters

to vanish; to diminish

to pass away; to depart (literary)

Vanish + depart — a gradual, irreversible fading away.

Examples

青春在不知不觉中消逝了。

Qīngchūn zài bùzhībùjué zhōng xiāoshì le.

Youth faded away without one even realizing it.

那些美好的日子已经消逝了。

Nàxiē měihǎo de rìzi yǐjīng xiāoshì le.

Those beautiful days have already passed.

声音渐渐消逝在远方。

Shēngyīn jiànjiàn xiāoshì zài yuǎnfāng.

The sound gradually faded into the distance.

Tips

usage

消逝 is more literary and poetic than 消失 (xiāoshī, to disappear). 消失 is neutral and everyday; 消逝 carries a sense of gradual, irreversible loss — often used for time, youth, memories, or sounds fading away.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

逝 shì