waste time; consume time
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to waste time; to consume time; to take a lot of time (in a tedious, grinding way)
neutralImplies a tedious, time-consuming process. Often used when dealing with someone who is difficult to negotiate with or when performing meticulous work.
Gēn跟
tā他
shāng商
liang量
shì事
zhēn真
mó磨
gōng功
fu夫
。
Negotiating with him really wastes a lot of time.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǒu手
gōng工
huó活
zuì最
mó磨
gōng功
fu夫
le了
。
This kind of handiwork really takes a lot of time.
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Nǐ你
bié别
zài在
zhèr这
mó儿
gōng磨
fu功
le夫
kuài了
，
zǒu快
ba走
吧
。
Stop wasting time here and leave quickly.