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消磨
xiāomó
1. to wear down
2. to sap
3. to whittle away
4. to while away
5. to idle away
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown

消
xiāo
news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
HSK 4 10 丶
磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6 16 丶

Compound Words (1)

消磨时间
xiāomóshíjiān
to kill time

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
10,545 of 84,292