Chinese word
消磨
xiāo mó
to wear down
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to wear down
- to sap
- to whittle away
- to while away
- to idle away
Characters in this word
Common words: 消 · 磨
Words
Words with the same first character
消息消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message; CL:條|条[tiao2]消费消费xiāo fèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)消失消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away消灭消灭xiāo mièto put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum…消除消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove消耗消耗xiāo hàoto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend; (old) news; mail; message消防消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control消化消化xiāo huàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process