消磨时间

to kill time

time / period / CL:段[duan4]

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist

grindstone / to grind / to turn round

to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need

to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away