• Pinyin: mó
  English Definition: to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist
  Chinese Definition:
  ①摩擦：磨刀。磨墨。磨练。磨砺(摩擦使锐利，喻经受磨练)。磨合。研磨。磨漆画。
  ②阻碍，困难：磨难(nàn)。好事多磨。
  ③消耗，消灭：磨损。磨耗。磨灭。
  ④拖延，耗时间：磨缠。磨功夫。
  Example Words:

  折磨	zhé mó	to torment; to torture	HSK 6
  琢磨	zhuó mó	to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work	HSK 6
  磨难	mó nàn	a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
  消磨	xiāo mó	to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away
  磨炼	mó liàn	see 磨练

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• Pinyin: mò
  English Definition: grindstone; to grind; to turn round
  Chinese Definition:
  ①粉碎粮食的工具：石磨。电磨。磨盘。磨坊(亦作“磨房”)。推磨。
  ②用磨将粮食加工成所需的状态：磨面。磨米。磨豆腐。
  ③掉转：这个胡同太窄，磨不过车来。
  Example Words:

  磨盘	mò pán	lower millstone; tray of a mill
  磨坊	mò fáng	mill
  磨叨	mò dao	to grumble; to chatter
  磨烦	mò fan	to pester; to bother sb incessantly; to delay; to prevaricate
  有钱能使鬼推磨	yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò	lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); fig. with money, you can do anything you like

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