磨

mó

HSK 63 readings

“To rub” in Chinese is 磨 (mó).

Other characters with the syllable mo: see all 16 →

Meaning

to rub
to grind
to polish

Show 8 more meanings

to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist
grindstone
to turn round

Example

自行车当然会磨损，但只要你保养得好，就能骑很长一段时间。

Bicycles wear out, of course, but with proper care they may be made to last a long time.

From 磨损 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

móto rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
mògrindstone / to grind / to turn round

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Words containing 磨

打磨dǎmóto polish; to burnish; to shineHSK 7-9 磨合móhéto break inHSK 7-9 磨难mónàna tormentHSK 7-9 磨损mósǔnto suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear outHSK 7-9 折磨zhémóto torment; to tortureHSK 7-9 琢磨zuómoto carve and polish (jade)HSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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