mo

to rub; to grind; to waste time

HSK 6 #1537

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1537th character
Radical ⽯ (112.11)
Strokes 16
Index # 3367

Definitions

磨 mó
  1. 1. to rub
  2. 2. to grind
  3. 3. to waste time
  4. 4. to pester
  5. 5. to wear down
  6. 6. to polish
  7. 7. to sharpen
  8. 8. to insist
  9. 9. to die out
磨 mò
  1. 1. to grind
  2. 2. to turn round
  3. 3. grindstone

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Words containing 磨

Word Meaning
to torment; to torture
to carve and polish (jade)
to ponder; to mull over; to think through
to break in; to wear in
to dawdle; to dillydally; to move slowly
to while away; to idle away; to wear down
wear and tear; abrasion
a trial; tribulation; a torment
mill
to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline
polish; grind
to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing
to obliterate; to erase
to grind; milling; to polish by grinding
grinding machine; grinder
indelible
variant of mó cā
to improve oneself by practice; to sharpen on grindstone
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
to polish
to hone (a knife)
whetstone (for honing knives)
fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
terrazzo
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