What does 消磨 mean in Chinese?
消磨 (xiāomó) means to wear down.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
消磨
to wear down
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to wear down
02
to sap
03
to whittle away
04
to while away
05
to idle away
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 消磨
How do you pronounce 消磨?
消磨 is pronounced xiāomó.
Is 消磨 an HSK word?
消磨 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 消磨?
消磨 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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