# 抵消 (dǐxiāo): to counteract | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/dixiao-6249
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-6249
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:49:10.748Z
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Learn 抵消 (dǐxiāo), HSK 7-9: to counteract; to cancel out; to offset. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 抵消

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dǐxiāo

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

dǐxiāo

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## Example sentence

这种药物的副作用被另一种药的疗效完全抵消了。

zhè zhǒng yàowù de fùzuòyòng bèi lìng yī zhǒng yào de liáoxiào wánquán dǐxiāo le.

The side effects of this medication were completely counteracted by the therapeutic effect of another drug.

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