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Meaning of 磨

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Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (stone) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
    • [ ] hemp, flax, sesame; numb
    • [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
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  • Pinyin:
    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 to torment; to torture
    琢磨 zhuó to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
    磨难 nàn a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
    消磨 xiāo to wear down; to sap; to whittle away; to while away; to idle away
    磨炼 liàn see 磨练
    More: 磨* | *磨 | *磨*
  • Pinyin:
    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 pán lower millstone; tray of a mill
    磨坊 fáng mill
    磨叨 dao to grumble; to chatter
    磨烦 fan to pester; to bother sb incessantly; to delay; to prevaricate
    有钱能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); fig. with money, you can do anything you like
    More: 磨* | *磨 | *磨*
Example Sentences
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使
Money makes the world go round.
2
She likes to grind coffee by hand.
3
Sharpening a knife can save chopping work.
4
The greatest truths are the simplest, and cannot be understood or expressed.
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It's not allowed to kill time here. Move along!