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消磨

消磨 (xiāo mó): Spend (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

消磨 consists of 2 characters.

to disappear, eliminate, or melt away

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to grind, to polish, to wear down

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

Word Info

Pinyinxiāo mó

Meaningspend

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word消磨

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 消磨.

Words with 消

消息xiāo xiHSK 4
取消qǔ xiāoHSK 5
消化xiāo huàHSK 5
消失xiāo shīHSK 5
消极xiāo jíHSK 5
消费xiāo fèiHSK 5
消费者xiāo fèi zhěHSK 5
消毒xiāo dúHSK 6

Words with 磨

折磨zhé móHSK 6
琢磨zuómoHSK 6
磨合mó héHSK 6
打磨dǎ móHSK 7-9
磨损mó sǔnHSK 7-9
磨炼mó liànHSK 7-9
磨难mó nànHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 消磨 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 消磨 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith慢慢

màn慢

màn慢

xiāo消

mó磨

neutral

wear away slowly

Verb + Object

xiāo消

mó磨

shí时

jiān间

neutral

kill time

Verb + Complementwith殆尽

xiāo消

mó磨

dài殆

jìn尽

4.

Example Sentences with 消磨

tā他

kàn看

diàn电

shì视

xiāo消

mó磨

shí时

xiāo消

mó磨

yì意

zhì志

formal

sap one's will

formal

Written

be worn away completely

jiān间

。

He watches TV to kill time.

zài在

màn漫

cháng长

de的

hòu候

jī机

shí时

jiān间

lǐ里

，

tā他

tōng通

guò过

yuè阅

dú读

xiǎo小

shuō说

lái来

xiāo消

mó磨

shí时

guāng光

。

During the long wait for the flight, he spent time by reading novels.

wú无

xiū休

zhǐ止

de的

huì会

yì议

zhèng正

zài在

xiāo消

mó磨

tuán团

duì队

chéng成

yuán员

de的

chuàng创

zào造

lì力

hé和

rè热

qíng情

。

Endless meetings are gradually eroding the creativity and enthusiasm of the team members.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

liáo聊

tiān天

xiāo消

mó磨

xià下

wǔ午

。

On weekends, I often chat with friends to pass the afternoon.

nǐ你

tōng通

cháng常

rú如

hé何

xiāo消

mó磨

dú独

zì自

zài在

jiā家

de的

xián闲

xiá暇

shí时

guāng光

？

How do you usually spend your leisure time when you are alone at home?

tā他

cóng从

bù不

xiāo消

mó磨

jīng精

lì力

zài在

wú无

yì意

yì义

de的

shè社

jiāo交

yìng应

chou酬

shàng上

。

He never spends his energy on meaningless social engagements.

cháng长

qī期

de的

yā压

lì力

huì会

xiāo消

mó磨

rén人

de的

yì意

zhì志

lì力

。

Long-term stress can wear down a person's willpower.

jìn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

máng忙

，

tā她

réng仍

jiān坚

chí持

yòng用

huì绘

huà画

lái来

xiāo消

mó磨

yā压

lì力

bìng并

zī滋

yǎng养

xīn心

líng灵

。

Despite her busy work schedule, she still insists on using painting to relieve stress and nourish her soul.