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

齿 mó chǐ molar tooth
齒 mó chǐ molar tooth
刀石 xì mò dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
刀石 xì mò dāo shí whetstone (for honing knives)
jié mó karma (loanword)
耳鬓厮 ěr bìn sī mó lit. heads rubbing together (idiom); fig. very close relationship
耳鬢廝 ěr bìn sī mó lit. heads rubbing together (idiom); fig. very close relationship
机 jiǎo mó jī angle grinder
機 jiǎo mó jī angle grinder
硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào to coax and pester (idiom); to wheedle; to cajole
硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào to coax and pester (idiom); to wheedle; to cajole
zhuàn mò rotary grindstone
zhuàn mò rotary grindstone
yū mó sluggish; delaying
酷刑折 kù xíng zhé mó torture and cruel treatment
diàn mò electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)
diàn mò electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)
砂玻璃 mó shā bō li frosted glass; glass that has been made opaque by grinding or acid etching
法 mó fǎ grinding method; the technique or process of grinding, usually used in the context of preparing food or materials
mó mó grinding slowly; procrastinating
去 mó lái mó qù rubbing back and forth; grinding around