消磨时间 xiāomóshíjiān to kill time Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 消磨 xiāomó verb to while away to idle away, kill, or pass time时间 時間 shíjiān noun time the concept of time as a continuous flow of events from the past through the present to the future; often contrasted with 空间 kōngjiān