Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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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 | 磨擦 | 磨擦 | mó cā | mo2 ca1 | variant of 摩擦 | ||
5 | 磨蹭 | 磨蹭 | mó ceng | mo2 ceng5 | to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag | ||
6 | 磨撑时间 | 磨撐時間 | mó chēng shí jiān | mo2 cheng1 shi2 jian1 | to stall for time (idiom) | ||
7 | 磨齿 | 磨齒 | mó chǐ | mo2 chi3 | molar tooth | ||
8 | 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 | ||
9 | 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) | ||
10 | 磨床 | 磨床 | mó chuáng | mo2 chuang2 | grinding machine; grinder | ||
11 | 磨刀 | 磨刀 | mó dāo | mo2 dao1 | to hone (a knife) | ||
12 | 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 | ||
13 | 磨刀石 | 磨刀石 | mó dāo shí | mo2 dao1 shi2 | whetstone (for honing knives) | ||
14 | 磨得开 | 磨得開 | mó de kāi | mo2 de5 kai1 | unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation | ||
15 | 磨菇 | 磨菇 | mó gu | mo2 gu5 | variant of 蘑菇 | ||
16 | 磨光 | 磨光 | mó guāng | mo2 guang1 | to polish | ||
17 | 磨耗 | 磨耗 | mó hào | mo2 hao4 | wear and tear; wearing out by friction | ||
18 | 磨合 | 磨合 | mó hé | mo2 he2 | to break in; to wear in | ||
19 | 磨唧 | 磨唧 | mó jī | mo2 ji1 | milling machine; to be very slow; to dawdle | ||
20 | 磨脚石 | 磨腳石 | mó jiǎo shí | mo2 jiao3 shi2 | pumice stone | ||
21 | 磨快 | 磨快 | mó kuài | mo2 kuai4 | to sharpen; to grind (knife blades) | ||
22 | 磨砺 | 磨礪 | mó lì | mo2 li4 | to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice | ||
23 | 磨炼 | 磨煉 | mó liàn | mo2 lian4 | to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance; see 磨练 | ||
24 | 磨料 | 磨料 | mó liào | mo2 liao4 | abrasive material | ||
25 | 磨灭 | 磨滅 | mó miè | mo2 mie4 | to obliterate; to erase | ||
26 | 磨磨蹭蹭 | 磨磨蹭蹭 | mó mó cèng cèng | mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4 | to dillydally; slow-going | ||
27 | 磨墨挥毫 | 磨墨揮毫 | mó mò huī háo | mo2 mo4 hui1 hao2 | to grind the ink and flourish the brush to write (idiom) | ||
28 | 磨难 | 磨難 | mó nàn | mo2 nan4 | a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried | ||
29 | 磨破口舌 | 磨破口舌 | mó pò kǒu shé | mo2 po4 kou3 she2 | incessant complaining | ||
30 | 磨破嘴皮 | 磨破嘴皮 | mó pò zuǐ pí | mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 | to talk until one is blue in the face | ||
31 | 磨破嘴皮子 | 磨破嘴皮子 | mó pò zuǐ pí zi | mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 zi5 | to wear out one's lips (idiom); to talk until one is blue in the face; to repeat again and again | ||
32 | 磨起泡 | 磨起泡 | mó qǐ pào | mo2 qi3 pao4 | friction blister | ||
33 | 磨拳擦掌 | 磨拳擦掌 | mó quán cā zhǎng | mo2 quan2 ca1 zhang3 | variant of 摩拳擦掌 | ||
34 | 磨人 | 磨人 | mó rén | mo2 ren2 | annoying; bothersome; to fret; to be peevish | ||
35 | 磨砂 | 磨砂 | mó shā | mo2 sha1 | to scrub with an abrasive; to sand; frosted (e.g. glass) | ||
36 | 磨砂膏 | 磨砂膏 | mó shā gāo | mo2 sha1 gao1 | facial scrub | ||
37 | 磨砂机 | 磨砂機 | mó shā jī | mo2 sha1 ji1 | sander; sanding machine | ||
38 | 磨石 | 磨石 | mó shí | mo2 shi2 | erosion; abrasion; whetstone; millstone | ||
39 | 磨石粗砂岩 | 磨石粗砂岩 | mó shí cū shā yán | mo2 shi2 cu1 sha1 yan2 | millstone grit | ||
40 | 磨石砂砾 | 磨石砂礫 | mó shí shā lì | mo2 shi2 sha1 li4 | millstone grit; coarse sandstone | ||
41 | 磨损率 | 磨損率 | mó sǔn lǜ | mo2 sun3 lu:4 | attrition rate | ||
42 | 磨牙 | 磨牙 | mó yá | mo2 ya2 | to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar | ||
43 | 磨洋工 | 磨洋工 | mó yáng gōng | mo2 yang2 gong1 | to idle on the job | ||
44 | 磨折 | 磨折 | mó zhé | mo2 zhe2 | to torture; to torment | ||
45 | 磨制石器 | 磨製石器 | mó zhì shí qì | mo2 zhi4 shi2 qi4 | a polished stone (neolithic) implement | ||
46 | 磨嘴 | 磨嘴 | mó zuǐ | mo2 zui3 | to argue pointlessly; to talk incessant nonsense; to blather | ||
47 | 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 |
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