xiāo

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1to diminish; to subside

2to consume; to reduce

3to idle away (the time)

4(after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take

wǒ我shì试zhuó着xiāo消mó磨shí jiān时间。

我试着消磨时间。

I was trying to kill time.