拖磨
拖磨 tuō mó ㄊㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ to1 mo4
- dawdling
- to waste time
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More words with these characters
拖
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
- 磨难磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
Idioms with these characters
- 连拖带拉連拖帶拉 lián tuō dài lā ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄚ lin4 to1 daai3 laai1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
- 拖家带口拖家帶口 tuō jiā dài kǒu ㄊㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ to1 gaa1 daai3 hau2 (idiom) to take one's whole family along; to have a family in tow; to be tied down by family obligations
- 拖泥带水拖泥帶水 tuō ní dài shuǐ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ to1 nai4 daai3 seoi2 (idiom) muddy and wet
- 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)
- 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