他用看书消磨时间。
He kills time by reading.
消磨
to wear down; to sap; to whittle away
verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
消
磨
Nice writing!
Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
消
磨
- 打磨dǎmóto polishB7
- 磨móto rubB7
- 磨合móhéto break inB7
- 磨炼móliànvariant of 磨练B7
- 磨难mónàna tormentB7
- 磨损mósǔnto suffer wear and tearB7
- 折磨zhémóto tormentB7
See it in sentences
他整天在家消磨时间。
He whiles away the time at home all day.