消遣 (xiāoqiǎn) — pastime; to while away (free time)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞

消遣 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

消遣＝消＋遣

ㄒㄧㄠㄑㄧㄢˇ · xiāoqiǎn

noun/verb — pastime; to while away (free time)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

消to pass; to while away (消磨)xiāo

遣to send off; to dispel (派遣)qiǎn辶go + 㠯-shaped phonetic

消遣，消磨的消，派遣的遣。

把無聊的時間消（消）掉、打發（遣）走。

You send the empty hours away (遣), whiling them out (消).

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