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消磨

xiāo mó · xiao mo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

有(yǒu)些(xiē)人(rén)为(wèi)了(le)消(xiāo)磨(mó)时(shí)间(jiān)而(ér)读(dú)书(shū)。

Some people read books to kill time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

两(liǎng)个(gè)老(lǎo)人(rén)打(dǎ)牌(pái)消(xiāo)磨(mó)着(zhe)时(shí)间(jiān)。

The two old men while away the time playing cards.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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