拉磨 lā mò ㄌㄚ ㄇㄛˋ laai1 mo4
- (of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone
- (fig.) to do laborious and monotonous work
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拉
- 拉动 拉動 lā dòng ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ laai1 dung6 to pull
- 拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng ㄌㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˇ laai1 lung5 to rope in
- 拉票 lā piào ㄌㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋ laai1 piu3 to campaign for votes
- 拉锁 拉鎖 lā suǒ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄛˇ laai1 so2 zipper
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
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- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 拉肚子 lā dù zi ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ laai1 tou5 zi2 (coll.) to have diarrhea
- 易拉罐 yì lā guàn ㄧˋ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ji6 laai1 gun3 pull-top can
- 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 Ā lā bó yǔ ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˇ aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 Arabic (language)
- 杰拉 傑拉 Jié lā ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄚ git6 laai1 Gela (city in Sicily)
- 克拉 kè lā ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ hak1 laai1 carat (mass) (loanword)
- 划拉 huá la ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄌㄚ waa4 laai1 to sweep
- 半拉 bàn lǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄚˇ bun3 laai1 (coll.) half
- 卡拉 Kǎ lā ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ kaa1 laai1 Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥
- 卡拉 kǎ lā ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ kaa1 laai1 karaoke
- 哈拉 hā lā ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ haa1 laai1 to chat idly (Tw)
- 噶拉 gá lā ㄍㄚˊ ㄌㄚ gaa1 laai1 (onom.)
- 安拉 Ān lā ㄢ ㄌㄚ on1 laai1 Allah (Arabic name of God)
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 强拉 強拉 qiǎng lā ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄚ koeng4 laai1 to drag (sb) along (to a place)
磨
- 打磨 dǎ mó ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄛˊ daa2 mo4 to polish; to burnish; to shine
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 琢磨 zhuó mó ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ doek3 mo4 to carve and polish (jade)
- 磨合 mó hé ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜˊ mo4 hap6 to break in
- 磨损 磨損 mó sǔn ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ mo4 syun2 to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
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- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
- 拖磨 tuō mó ㄊㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ to1 mo4 dawdling
- 揉磨 róu mo ㄖㄡˊ ˙ㄇㄛ jau4 mo4 to torment
- 消磨 xiāo mó ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ siu1 mo4 to wear down
- 现磨 現磨 xiàn mó ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ jin6 mo4 freshly ground
- 球磨 qiú mó ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄛˊ kau4 mo4 see 球磨机
- 琢磨 zuó mo ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ doek3 mo4 to ponder
- 石磨 shí mò ㄕˊ ㄇㄛˋ sek6 mo4 grindstone
- 研磨 yán mó ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˊ jin4 mo4 milling
- 碾磨 niǎn mó ㄋㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛˊ nin5 mo4 to mill
- 磋磨 cuō mó ㄘㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ co1 mo4 to polish and rub
- 磨人 mó rén ㄇㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ mo4 jan4 annoying
- 磨光 mó guāng ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄤ mo4 gwong1 to polish
- 磨刀 mó dāo ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ mo4 dou1 to hone (a knife)
- 磨叨 mò dao ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mo4 tou1 to grumble
Idioms with these characters
- 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó ㄦˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄙ ㄇㄛˊ ji5 ban3 si1 mo4 lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom)
- 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ hou2 si6 do1 mo4 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
- 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1 lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
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- 磨穿铁砚 磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6 to grind one's way through an ink stone
- 磨杵成针 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1 to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- 磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ mo4 dou1 fok3 fok3 lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
- 磨嘴皮子 mó zuǐ pí zi ㄇㄛˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄗ mo4 zeoi2 pei4 zi2 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
- 切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ cit3 co1 doek3 mo4 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
- 软磨硬泡 軟磨硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄠˋ jyun5 mo4 ngaang6 pou5 to coax and pester (idiom)
- 卸磨杀驴 卸磨殺驢 xiè mò shā lǘ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄚ ㄌㄩˊ se3 mo4 saat3 lou4 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)