mó

HSK 6

磨 (mó) is a Chinese word meaning “to rub; to grind; to polish”.

Meanings

  1. 1to rub
  2. 2to grind
  3. 3to polish
  4. 4to sharpen
  5. 5to wear down
  6. 6to die out
  7. 7to waste time
  8. 8to pester
  9. 9to insist
Part of speech
verb

Related words

折磨to torment; to torture磨grindstone琢磨to carve and polish (jade)琢磨to ponder磨蹭to rub lightly消磨to wear down磨损to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out磨难a torment磨坊mill磨练to temper oneself打磨to polish; to burnish; to shine磨牙to grind one's teeth (during sleep)

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