mo

grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone

HSK 6 #1537

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

溝區 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
时间 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time
時間 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time
xiàn mó freshly ground
xiàn mó freshly ground
qiú mó see 球磨機|球磨机[qiu2 mo2 ji1]
机 qiú mó jī ball mill
機 qiú mó jī ball mill
shí mò grindstone
料 yán mó liào abrasive (material)
材料 yán mó cái liào abrasive; grinding material
盘 yán mó pán abrasive disk; sanding disk
盤 yán mó pán abrasive disk; sanding disk
niǎn mó to mill; to grind; grinding stone
不开 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
不開 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
人 mó rén annoying; bothersome; to fret; to be peevish
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
刀不誤砍柴工 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
叨 mò dao to grumble; to chatter
唧 mó jī to be very slow; to dawdle
叽 mò ji (dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
嘰 mò ji (dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
嘴 mó zuǐ to argue pointlessly; to talk incessant nonsense; to blather
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