磨刀 mó dāo ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ mo4 dou1
- to hone (a knife)
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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
- 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
- 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
- 磨叨 mò dao ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mo4 tou1 to grumble
刀
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 主刀 zhǔ dāo ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄠ zyu2 dou1 to act as the chief surgeon
- 凶刀 兇刀 xiōng dāo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄠ knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
- 冰刀 bīng dāo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠ bing1 dou1 ice skates
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- 刀俎 dāo zǔ ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ dou1 zo2 sacrificial knife and altar
- 刀具 dāo jù ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ dou1 geoi6 cutting tool
- 刀刃 dāo rèn ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ dou1 jan6 knife blade
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 刀叉 dāo chā ㄉㄠ ㄔㄚ dou1 caa1 knife and fork
- 刀口 dāo kǒu ㄉㄠ ㄎㄡˇ dou1 hau2 the edge of a knife
- 刀塔 Dāo tǎ ㄉㄠ ㄊㄚˇ dou1 taap3 Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game
- 刀子 dāo zi ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ dou1 zi2 knife
- 刀客 dāo kè ㄉㄠ ㄎㄜˋ dou1 haak3 swordsman
- 刀工 dāo gōng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ dou1 gung1 knife work (food preparation)
- 刀库 刀庫 dāo kù ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨˋ dou1 fu3 tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
- 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ dou1 coeng1 sword and spear
- 刀乐 刀樂 dāo lè ㄉㄠ ㄌㄜˋ dou1 lok6 (loanword) dollar
- 刀片 dāo piàn ㄉㄠ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dou1 pin2 blade
- 刀疤 dāo bā ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚ dou1 baa1 scar from a knife wound
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)
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ dou1 coeng1 bat1 jap6 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
- 刀枪剑戟 刀槍劍戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 héng dāo duó ài ㄏㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄞˋ waang4 dou1 dyut6 oi3 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 在 磨刀 。
Tom is sharpening a knife.
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