消
遣

To while the time away in Chinese: 消遣 (xiāo qiǎn)

xiāo qiǎn

to while the time away

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to while the time away
  2. 2amusement
  3. 3pastime
  4. 4recreation
  5. 5to make sport of

Stroke order

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消
遣

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄢˇ

qiǎn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 读书是他最喜欢的消遣。

    dú shū shì tā zuì xǐ huan de xiāo qiǎn。

    Reading is his favorite pastime.

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Related words

消

xiāo

to diminish

消息

xiāo xi

news

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

消极

xiāo jí

negative

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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