pastime meaning in Chinese
n.
消遣，游戏，娱乐。 by way of pastime ＝for a pastime 作消遣。
Examples
- I often travel as a pastime .
我常常以旅行作为消遣。 - War was his chosen pastime .
战争是他喜爱的消遣。 - The game was not important, a pastime for book bags .
这游戏没什么了不起，不过是书生们消遣解闷用的。 - That had been a placid pastime compared to his condition now .
与他目前的情况相比，那简直算是安静的消遣了。 - She laid down her pastimes as easily as she took them up .
她对于自己的消遣，可以随时开始，也可以随时结束。