消

HSK 7-9

xiāo

disappear; eliminate; dissipate

to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take

时间消逝了。

shí jiān xiāo shì le.

Time passed.

这个问题不需要消去，因为它已经解决了。

zhè ge wèntí bù xū yào xiāo qù ， yīn wéi tāmen yǐ jīng jiě jué le 。

There's no need to eliminate this issue as it has already been resolved.