Traditional: 消極
消极 (xiāo jí) means “negative; passive; inactive”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 消極) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
不要有消极的态度。
Búyào yǒu xiāojí de tàidu.
Don't have a negative attitude.
Updated: 2026-05-27