mò ji

Traditional: 磨嘰

磨叽 (mò ji) is a Chinese word meaning “(dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]”.

Meanings

  1. 1(dialect) to dawdle
  2. 2to waste time
  3. 3also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]

Characters in 磨叽

磨mó · to rub叽jī · grumble

Related words

折磨to torment; to torture磨to rub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叽grumble磨坊mill叽叽喳喳(onom.) chirp

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