消退 (xiāo tuì) — to wane; to recede; to fade away

Definition

Examples

• 他的热情逐渐消退了。
  Tā de rè qíng zhú jiàn xiāo tuì le.
  His enthusiasm gradually waned.
• 洪水终于在三天后消退了。
  Hóng shuǐ zhōng yú zài sān tiān hòu xiāo tuì le.
  The flood finally receded after three days.
• 这种药可以让疼痛迅速消退。
  Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ ràng téng tòng xùn sù xiāo tuì.
  This medicine can make the pain fade quickly.