Dictionary/消磨

消磨

xiāo mó

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ
V
1to wear down
2to sap
3to whittle away
4to while away
5to idle away

Characters

消磨

Examples

wǒ我zài在jiē shang街上sàn bù散步，xiāo mó消磨shí时jiān间。
我在街上散步，消磨时间。
I strolled along the streets to kill time.
两个老人打牌消磨著时间。
The two old men while away the time playing cards.
有些人为了消磨时间而读书。
Some read books to kill time.