兩個老人打牌消磨著時間。

The two old men while away the time playing cards.

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Sentence Composition

=1 兩 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)
=1 兩 liàng Original form of 輛／辆 (liàng).
=2 個 gě used in 自個兒 zìgěr
=2 個 gè
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
3 老人 lǎorén
  1. old man or woman
  2. the elderly
  3. one's aged parents or grandparents
4 打牌 dǎpái to play mahjong or cards
5 消磨 xiāomó
  1. to wear down
  2. to sap
  3. to whittle away
  4. to while away
  5. to idle away
=6 著 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=6 著 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=6 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=6 著 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=6 著 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
7 時間 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time