"pass the time" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打发时间
• 消磨时间

Definition

通过做某事让时间过得快一些，尤其是在等待或无聊的时候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于日常口语，对应“打发时间”或“消磨时间”。通常带有等待或无聊的语境。不要和‘通过考试’混淆。

Examples

We played cards to pass the time.

我们打牌来**打发时间**。

She reads magazines to pass the time while waiting.

她等的时候读杂志来**打发时间**。

Listening to music helps me pass the time on long trips.

听音乐让我在长途旅行中**消磨时间**。

To pass the time, we started chatting with strangers at the airport.

为了**打发时间**，我们在机场开始和陌生人聊天。

There's not much to do here, so people find creative ways to pass the time.

这里没什么可做的，所以人们会想出有创意的方法来**消磨时间**。

Sometimes I just watch the clouds to pass the time.

有时候我只是看着云来**打发时间**。