消磨
xiāo mó
Meaning
- to wear down
- to sap
- to whittle away
- to while away
- to idle away
Example sentences
有些人为了消磨时间而读书。
有些人爲了消磨時間而讀書。
yǒu xiē rén wéi le xiāo mó shí jiān ér dú shū。
Some people read to kill time.
消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。
消磨時間的最有效辦法當然還是聊天吹牛侃大山。
xiāo mó shí jiān de zuì yǒu xiào bàn fǎ dāng rán hái shì liáo tiān chuī niú kǎn dà shān。
The most effective way to kill time is, of course, chatting, bragging, and gossiping.
两个老人打牌消磨著时间。
兩個老人打牌消磨著時間。
liǎng gè lǎo rén dǎ pái xiāo mó zhù shí jiān。
Two elderly people were playing cards to pass the time.