消磨

xiāomó
  1. to wear down
  2. to sap
  3. to whittle away
  4. to while away
  5. to idle away

CEDICT

  1. to wear down (energy, will, etc.)
  2. to while away; to kill (time)

Wiktionary

  1. 渐渐消耗、消减。
  2. 排遣时光。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take
2 磨 mó
  1. to rub
  2. to grind
  3. to polish
  4. to sharpen
  5. to wear down
  6. to die out
  7. to waste time
  8. to pester
  9. to insist

Containing this entry

消磨时间 xiāomóshíjiān to kill time

Related entries

磨 mó
  1. to rub
  2. to grind
  3. to polish
  4. to sharpen
  5. to wear down
  6. to die out
  7. to waste time
  8. to pester
  9. to insist
她磨了这些刀。

She has sharpened the knives.

Source: Tatoeba

消 xiāo
  1. to diminish; to subside
  2. to consume; to reduce
  3. to idle away (the time)
  4. (after 不 bù or 只 zhǐ or 何 hé etc) to need; to require; to take
氣終於消了

He is not angry anymore.

Source: Tatoeba