消暑 xiāoshǔ to beat the summer heat Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiāoshǔ to beat the summer heat 消 xiāo nounverb to while away to pass or idle away (time); to dispel (boredom or heat)暑 shǔ nounverb summer heat (bound form) summer heat as a cause of disease in Chinese medicinexiāoshǔ to take a summer holiday 消 xiāo nounverb to while away to pass or idle away (time); to dispel (boredom or heat)暑 shǔ noun summer (bound form) the hot summer season; summertime