消磨岁月 — “To waste one's time”
消磨岁月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's time”. To idle away the years; to fritter away one's life unproductively. Literally, “Waste years”.
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消磨岁月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
消磨岁月 Character Breakdown
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他不喜欢看电视，觉得那只是在消磨岁月，更愿意把时间花在阅读和学习上。
He dislikes watching television, feeling it's just a way to waste time, and prefers to spend his time reading and learning.
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Antonyms of 消磨岁月
More idioms starting with 消
- xiāo消shēng声nì匿yǐng影disappear from public view
- xiāo消shēng声nì匿jì迹vanish without a trace
- xiāo消shēng声miè灭jì迹disappear completely without a trace
- xiāo消xi息líng灵tōng通well-informed and up-to-date
- xiāo消xī息yíng盈chōng冲waxing and waning of things
- xiāo消xi息yíng盈xū虚waxing and waning; ebb and flow
- xiāo消huàn患wèi未xíng形nip trouble in the bud
- xiāo消chóu愁pò破mèn闷dispel sorrow and alleviate boredom
- xiāo消chóu愁jiě解mèn闷dispel sorrow and relieve boredom
- xiāo消chóu愁shì释kuì愦dispel worries and relieve boredom
- xiāo消chóu愁shì释mèn闷dispel sorrow and relieve boredom
- xiāo消sǔn损bái白rì日waste one's days
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Open the tool →Questions about 消磨岁月
What does 消磨岁月 mean?
消磨岁月 (xiāo mó suì yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's time”.
How do you pronounce 消磨岁月?
消磨岁月 is pronounced xiāo mó suì yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 消磨岁月 literally mean?
Literally, 消磨岁月 means “Waste years”. It is used to mean “to waste one's time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 消磨岁月?
消磨：虚度。虚度年月