xiāo kě

消渴 (xiāo kě) is a Chinese word meaning “condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes”.

Meanings

  1. 1condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes

Characters in 消渴

消xiāo · to diminish; to subside渴kě · thirsty

Related words

消息(piece of) news; information消失to disappear; to fade away取消to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind渴望to thirst for消灭to put an end to消防firefighting消除to eliminate消to diminish; to subside渴thirsty消化to digest (food)消费to consume (goods and services, resources etc)消极negative

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