kill time
pass time
fritter away
wear away
We whiled away the time reading and playing cards.
He passed the time chatting with fellow travellers.

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Open the tool →消磨 (xiāo mó) means “kill time, pass time, fritter away, wear away”.
消磨 is pronounced xiāo mó in Mandarin Chinese.
“kill time” is 消磨 (xiāo mó) in Chinese.
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