"磨" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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磨
Trad. 磨
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Radical
(Bushou)		 石
Strokes 5
Composition
Strokes 16
Structure
Decomp. 麻石
Prononciation
Mandarin mó; mò
Entry Methods
Pinyin mo2; mo4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 IDMR
戈木一口
Sijiao 26.1
Wubi YSSD
CNS 11643 1-7153
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+78E8
GB2312 C4A5
BIG5 BF69
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Results for 磨
磨 mó to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
磨 mò grindstone / to grind / to turn round
Results beginning with 磨
磨损 mó sǔn to suffer wear and tear / to deteriorate through use / to wear out
磨练 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance
磨难 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried
磨合 mó hé to break in / to wear in
磨擦 mó cā variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1]
磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag
磨砂 mó shā to scrub with an abrasive / to sand / frosted (e.g. glass)
磨灭 mó miè to obliterate / to erase
磨砺 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice
磨床 mó chuáng grinding machine / grinder
磨料 mó liào abrasive material
磨牙 mó yá to grind one's teeth (during sleep) / pointless arguing / (coll.) molar
磨炼 mó liàn variant of 磨練|磨练[mo2lian4]
磨刀 mó dāo to hone (a knife)
磨光 mó guāng to polish
磨坊 mò fáng mill
磨盘 mò pán lower millstone / tray of a mill
磨石 mó shí whetstone / millstone
磨碎 mò suì to grind up
磨耗 mó hào wear and tear / wearing out by friction
磨蚀 mó shí erosion / abrasion
磨齿 mó chǐ molar tooth
磨叨 mò dao to grumble / to chatter
磨烦 mò fan to pester / to bother sb incessantly / to delay / to prevaricate
磨菇 mó gu variant of 蘑菇[mo2 gu5]
磨唧 mó jī to be very slow / to dawdle
磨机 mó jī milling machine
磨叽 mò ji (dialect) to dawdle / to waste time / also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
磨唧 mò ji (dialect) to be very slow / to dawdle
磨快 mó kuài to sharpen / to grind (knife blades)
磨人 mó rén annoying / bothersome / to fret / to be peevish
磨折 mó zhé to torture / to torment
磨子 mò zǐ mill / grain mill / millstone
磨子 mò zi mill / grain mill / millstone
磨嘴 mó zuǐ to argue pointlessly / to talk incessant nonsense / to blather
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磨刀石 mó dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
磨洋工 mó yáng gōng to idle on the job
磨角机  angle grinder / cutter
磨耗层  wearing strip / wearing course / wearing surface
磨耗面  wearing strip / wearing course / wearing surface
磨蚀剂  abrasive
磨不开 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
磨得开 mó de kāi unembarrassed / without fear of impairing personal relation
磨得开 mò de kāi to feel unembarrassed / to be at ease / (dialect) to be convinced / to come round
磨豆腐 mò dòu fu to grumble / to chatter away incessantly
磨坊主 mò fáng zhǔ miller
磨工病 mò gōng bìng grinder's disease / silicosis / also written 矽末病
磨脚石 mó jiǎo shí pumice stone
磨起泡 mó qǐ pào friction blister
磨砂膏 mó shā gāo facial scrub
磨砂机 mó shā jī sander / sanding machine
磨损率 mó sǔn lu:4 attrition rate
磨砂玻璃 mó shā bō li frosted glass
磨拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
磨穿铁砚 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
磨杵成针 mó chǔ chéng zhēn to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle
磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng to dillydally / slow-going
磨破口舌 mó pò kǒu shé incessant complaining
磨破嘴皮 mó pò zuǐ pí to talk until one is blue in the face
磨石砂砾 mó shí shā lì millstone grit / coarse sandstone
磨制石器 mó zhì shí qì a polished stone (neolithic) implement
磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom) / pointlessly blather / to talk incessant nonsense / blah blah
磨破嘴皮子 mó pò zuǐ pí zi to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again
磨石粗砂岩 mó shí cū shā yán millstone grit
磨刀不误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved
Approximate Results for 磨
折磨 zhé mó to torment / to torture
琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work
琢磨 zuó mo to ponder / to mull over / to think through / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
耐磨 nài mó wear resistant
消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away
打磨 dǎ mó to polish / to burnish / to shine
研磨 yán mó milling / to grind / to polish by grinding / to abrade / whetstone / pestle
石磨 shí mò grindstone
球磨 qiú mó see 球磨機|球磨机[qiu2 mo2 ji1]
碾磨 niǎn mó to mill / to grind / grinding stone
磋磨 cuō mó to polish and rub / (fig.) to torment / to torture / (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill
电磨 diàn mò electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)
羯磨 jié mó karma (loanword)
拉磨 lā mò (of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone / (fig.) to do laborious and monotonous work
揉磨 róu mo to torment / to torture
拖磨 tuō mó dawdling / to waste time
现磨 xiàn mó freshly ground
迂磨 yū mó sluggish / delaying
转磨 zhuàn mò rotary grindstone
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球磨机 qiú mó jī ball mill
研磨机 yán mó jī grain mill
水磨石 shuǐ mó shí terrazzo
冰川磨  moulin / glacier mill
辊式磨  roller mill
盘式磨  plate mill
耐磨条  wearing strip / wearing course / wearing surface
棒磨机 bàng mó jī rod mill
角磨机 jiǎo mó jī angle grinder
前磨齿 qián mó chǐ premolar tooth
水磨沟 Shuǐ mò gōu Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
研磨料 yán mó liào abrasive (material)
研磨盘 yán mó pán abrasive disk / sanding disk
不可磨灭 bù kě mó miè indelible
好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
耳鬓厮磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood
临阵磨枪 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lu:2 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) / fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
水磨切割  hydro-abrasive cutting / water-jet cutting
垃圾磨碎  garbage grinding
酷刑折磨 kù xíng zhé mó torture and cruel treatment
软磨硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào to coax and pester (idiom) / to wheedle / to cajole
水磨沟区 Shuǐ mò gōu qū Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
降妖伏磨 xiáng yāo fú mó to conquer all kinds of demons
消磨时间 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time
细磨刀石 xì mò dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
研磨材料 yán mó cái liào abrasive / grinding material
坐标磨床 zuò biāo mó chuáng jig grinder
多用磨房机  multi-purpose power unit
有磨蚀作用的  abrasive
有钱能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done / money talks
反酷刑折磨公约 fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
懒驴上磨屎尿多 lǎn lu:2 shàng mò shǐ niào duō (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing
气缸盖阀门研磨机  cylinder head valve grinder
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
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