磋磨 cuō mó ㄘㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ co1 mo4
- to polish and rub
- (fig.) to torment; to torture
- (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill
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More words with these characters
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- 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
- 拉磨 lā mò ㄌㄚ ㄇㄛˋ laai1 mo4 (of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone
- 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
- 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
- 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)