有些人為了消磨時間而讀書。

Some read books to kill time.

Some people read books to kill time.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 有些人 yǒuxiērén some people
2 為了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
3 消磨時間 xiāomóshíjiān to kill time
4 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
5 讀書 dúshū
  1. to read a book
  2. to study
  3. to attend school