Chinese word

抵消

Pronunciation

Pinyindǐ xiāo

Meaning

  • verbcancel out

Example

这两笔款项可以互相抵消。zhè liáng bǐ kuǎn xiàng ké yǐ hù xiāng dǐ xiāo

These two payments can cancel each other out.

Illustration for 抵消 (cancel out)

More examples

买保险可以把部分风险抵消。mǎi báo xiǎn ké yǐ bǎ bù fèn fēng xiǎn dǐ xiāo

Buying insurance can offset some of the risk.

Core concept

Opposing amounts or effects meet so that each reduces the other's impact and the overall result becomes smaller or balanced.

Common phrases

  • 抵消风险dǐ xiāo fēng xiǎn

    offset risk

  • 抵消影响dǐ xiāo yíng xiǎng

    offset effects

  • 抵消差异dǐ xiāo chā yì

    offset differences

Similar words

抵销dǐ xiāo: Canceling one amount against another in accounting or billing so no balance remains.
抵扣dǐ kòu: Subtracting a set amount from a total or taxable amount when calculating the result.
补偿bǔ cháng: Making up for a loss or disadvantage through money or an action.
弥补mí bǔ: Filling a shortage or gap so the missing amount or part is restored.

Definition in Chinese

使某一影响、损益或效果被另一个影响抵掉，从而在整体上不再显著或被平衡。shǐ mǒu yì yíng xiǎng sǔn yì huò xiào guǒ bèi lìng yí gè yíng xiǎng dǐ diào cóng ér zài zhéng tǐ shàng bú zài xiǎn zhù huò bèi píng héng

Word origin

抵 (dǐ, "oppose or hold back") + 消 (xiāo, "erase or make disappear") presents one force as pushing against and removing another, extending naturally to financial and abstract effects.

Usage tips

  • English cancel often means calling off an event, but 抵消 (dǐxiāo, "cancel out") describes an effect that remains in place while another factor reduces its result.

Other meanings

  • deductverb
  • make up forverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 抵消额dǐ xiāo éoffset amountnoun
  • 抵销dǐ xiāooffsetverb

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