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Sentence
He was reading a book to kill time.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他为了打发时间在看书。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他為了打發時間在讀書。
Korean Translation
그는 심심풀이로 책을 읽고 있었습니다.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ấy đang đọc sách để giết thời gian.
Tagalog Translation
Nagbabasa siya ng libro para maibsan ang pagkabagot.
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He was reading a book to kill time.
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彼は退屈しのぎに本を読んでいました。
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退屈しのぎ
Hiragana
たいくつしのぎ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
退屈な時間を紛らわせるために行う行為や物事 / 暇つぶしのための活動や手段 / 単調さや飽きから気をそらすための遊び・作業
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひまなときに、つまらないきもちをまぎらすためにすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
消磨时间 / 打发时间 / 解闷的消遣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
消磨時間 / 打發時間 / 消遣
Korean Meaning
심심풀이 / 시간 때우기 / 소일거리
Vietnamese Meaning
cách giết thời gian / trò tiêu khiển để đỡ buồn chán / sự giải khuây lúc rảnh rỗi
Tagalog Meaning
pampalipas-oras / pantanggal-inip / paraan o gawain para hindi mainip
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