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消遣

xiāo qiǎn · xiao qian

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to while the time away
  2. amusement
  3. pastime
  4. recreation
  5. to make sport of
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A pastime

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)用(yòng)什么(shénme)消遣(xiāoqiǎn)？

    What do you do for fun usually?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)下棋(xiàqí)、喝茶(hēchá)。

    I like playing chess and drinking tea.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)消遣(xiāoqiǎn)有点(yǒudiǎn)太(tài)安静(ānjìng)了(le)吧(ba)！

    That pastime is a bit too quiet!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)呢(ne)？你的(nǐde)消遣(xiāoqiǎn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    And you? What's your pastime?

  5. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)消遣(xiāoqiǎn)是(shì)看(kàn)你(nǐ)下棋(xiàqí)。

    My pastime is watching you play chess.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)在(zài)消遣(xiāoqiǎn)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Are you making fun of me?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

打(dǎ)牌(pái)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)流(liú)行(xíng)的(de)消(xiāo)遣(qiǎn)方(fāng)式(shì)。

Playing cards is a popular pastime.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)钓(diào)鱼(yú)，把(bǎ)它(tā)当(dàng)作(zuò)一(yì)种(zhǒng)消(xiāo)遣(qiǎn)。

On weekends he likes fishing and treats it as a pastime.

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