消遣

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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xiāoqiǎn ㄒㄧㄠㄑㄧㄢˇ

- to while the time away
- amusement
- pastime
- recreation
- to make sport of

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

to while the time away

消遣了他一下 xià tease him a bit

to make sport of

消遣了他一下 xià tease him a bit

Other words read xiāoqiǎn

xiaoqian with other tones

小钱 xiǎoqián small amount of money
萧乾 xiāoqián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator

Near homophones of xiaoqian

小强 xiǎoqiáng cockroach
萧墙 xiāoqiáng screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture

Other words read xiāoqiǎn

xiaoqian with other tones

小錢 xiǎoqián small amount of money
蕭乾 xiāoqián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator

Near homophones of xiaoqian

小強 xiǎoqiáng cockroach
蕭牆 xiāoqiáng screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture

Example sentences and grammar articles using 消遣

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