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消遣
消遣
xiāo
qiǎn
to while the time away; amusement
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
verb
verb / noun
Meaning
xiāo
qiǎn
xiao1 qian3
to while the time away
amusement
pastime
recreation
to make sport of
Example sentences
dǎpái
打牌
shì
是
yī
一
zhǒng
种
liúxíng
流行
de
的
xiāoqiǎn
消遣
fāngshì
方式
。
Playing cards is a popular pastime.
yuèdú
阅读
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
xiāoqiǎn
消遣
。
Reading is my past-time.
Words sharing a character
消息
xiāo
xi
news
消失
xiāo
shī
to disappear; to fade away
取消
qǔ
xiāo
to cancel
消防
xiāo
fáng
firefighting
消除
xiāo
chú
to eliminate
消灭
xiāo
miè
to put an end to
消费
xiāo
fèi
to consume
消化
xiāo
huà
to digest (food)
消耗
xiāo
hào
to use up
消毒
xiāo
dú
to disinfect; to sterilize
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