| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 磨 | 磨 | mó | mo2 | to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist | ||
| 2 | 磨损 | 磨損 | mó sǔn | mo2 sun3 | wear and tear; abrasion | ||
| 3 | 磨刀不误砍柴工 | 磨刀不誤砍柴工 | mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng | mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1 | 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 | ||
| 4 | 磨菇 | 磨菇 | mó gu | mo2 gu5 | variant of 蘑菇 | ||
| 5 | 磨磨蹭蹭 | 磨磨蹭蹭 | mó mó cèng cèng | mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4 | to dillydally; slow-going | ||
| 6 | 磨灭 | 磨滅 | mó miè | mo2 mie4 | to obliterate; to erase | ||
| 7 | 磨料 | 磨料 | mó liào | mo2 liao4 | abrasive material | ||
| 8 | 磨嘴皮子 | 磨嘴皮子 | mó zuǐ pí zi | mo2 zui3 pi2 zi5 | to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather; to talk incessant nonsense; blah blah | ||
| 9 | 磨砺 | 磨礪 | mó lì | mo2 li4 | to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice | ||
| 10 | 磨快 | 磨快 | mó kuài | mo2 kuai4 | to sharpen; to grind (knife blades) | ||
| 11 | 磨脚石 | 磨腳石 | mó jiǎo shí | mo2 jiao3 shi2 | pumice stone | ||
| 12 | 磨唧 | 磨唧 | mó jī | mo2 ji1 | milling machine; to be very slow; to dawdle | ||
| 13 | 磨合 | 磨合 | mó hé | mo2 he2 | to break in; to wear in | ||
| 14 | 磨耗 | 磨耗 | mó hào | mo2 hao4 | wear and tear; wearing out by friction | ||
| 15 | 磨光 | 磨光 | mó guāng | mo2 guang1 | to polish | ||
| 16 | 磨得开 | 磨得開 | mó de kāi | mo2 de5 kai1 | unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation | ||
| 17 | 磨刀石 | 磨刀石 | mó dāo shí | mo2 dao1 shi2 | whetstone (for honing knives) | ||
| 18 | 磨刀霍霍 | 磨刀霍霍 | mó dāo huò huò | mo2 dao1 huo4 huo4 | lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom); fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle | ||
| 19 | 磨刀 | 磨刀 | mó dāo | mo2 dao1 | to hone (a knife) | ||
| 20 | 磨床 | 磨床 | mó chuáng | mo2 chuang2 | grinding machine; grinder | ||
| 21 | 磨穿铁砚 | 磨穿鐵硯 | mó chuān tiě yàn | mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4 | to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 磨杵成针 | 磨杵成針 | mó chǔ chéng zhēn | mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 | to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently | ||
| 23 | 磨齿 | 磨齒 | mó chǐ | mo2 chi3 | molar tooth | ||
| 24 | 磨撑时间 | 磨撐時間 | mó chēng shí jiān | mo2 cheng1 shi2 jian1 | to stall for time (idiom) | ||
| 25 | 磨蹭 | 磨蹭 | mó ceng | mo2 ceng5 | to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag |
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