8 sentences for 消 (xiāo — to while away)

1. 打牌是一种流行的消遣方式。

   dǎ pái shì yī​zhǒng liú​xíng de xiāo​qiǎn fāng​shì.

   Playing cards is a popular pastime.

   Source: Tatoeba

2. 打拳是我最喜欢的消遣之一。

   dǎ quán shì wǒ zuì xǐ​huan de xiāo​qiǎn zhī​yī.

   Boxing is one of my favorite pastimes.

   Source: AI Challenger 2017

3. 旅行对许多人来说可能是一种伟大的激情和消遣。

   lǚ​xíng duì xǔ​duō rén lái​shuō kě​néng shì yī​zhǒng wěi​dà de jī​qíng hé xiāo​qiǎn.

   Travel can be a great passion and pastime for many.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 我们中的一些人经常发现自己沉迷于我们“最喜欢的”消遣：抱怨。

   wǒ​men zhōng de yī​xiē rén jīng​cháng fā​xiàn zì​jǐ chén​mí yú wǒ​men“ zuì xǐ​huan de” xiāo​qiǎn: bào​yuàn.

   Some of us frequently find ourselves indulging in our “favorite” pastime: complaining.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 如果投资是种娱乐消遣，如果你从中得到了乐趣，那你可能没有赚到什么钱。

   rú​guǒ tóu zī shì zhǒng yú​lè xiāo​qiǎn, rú​guǒ nǐ cóng​zhōng dé dào le lè​qù, nà nǐ kě​néng méi​yǒu zhuàn dào shén​me qián.

   If investing is entertaining, if you're having fun, you're probably not making any money.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 当然还有更糟糕的方式来消磨你的时间。

   dāng​rán hái​yǒu gèng zāo​gāo de fāng​shì lái xiāo​mó nǐ de shí​jiān.

   There are, of course, worse ways to spend your time.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 他不只是在消磨时间。

   tā bù zhǐ​shì zài xiāo​mó​shí​jiān.

   He isn’t just killing time.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 我只是消磨时间。

   wǒ zhǐ​shì xiāo​mó​shí​jiān.

   I am just killing time.

   Source: CCMatrix