磨练 磨練
磨练 磨練 mó liàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ mo4 lin6
- to temper oneself
- to steel oneself
- self-discipline
- endurance
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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
- 磨刀 mó dāo ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ mo4 dou1 to hone (a knife)
练 練
- 排练 排練 pái liàn ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ paai4 lin6 to rehearse
- 教练 教練 jiào liàn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gaau3 lin6 to coach; to train
- 演练 演練 yǎn liàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ jin2 lin6 to drill; to practice
- 熟练 熟練 shú liàn ㄕㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ suk6 lin6 practiced
- 精练 精練 jīng liàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˋ zing1 lin6 (textiles) to scour
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- 练习 練習 liàn xí ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ lin6 zaap6 to practice
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 训练 訓練 xùn liàn ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fan3 lin6 to train
- 修练 修練 xiū liàn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sau1 lin6 to practice (an activity)
- 凝练 凝練 níng liàn ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ jing4 lin6 concise
- 创练 創練 chuàng liàn ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ cong3 lin6 to form and train (a military unit)
- 团练 團練 tuán liàn ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ tyun4 lin6 local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)
- 干练 幹練 gàn liàn ㄍㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gon3 lin6 capable and experienced
- 彩练 彩練 cǎi liàn ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ coi2 lin6 colored ribbon
- 拉练 拉練 lā liàn ㄌㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˋ laai1 lin6 (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc)
- 操练 操練 cāo liàn ㄘㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˋ cou1 lin6 drill
- 晨练 晨練 chén liàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ san4 lin6 morning exercise
- 历练 歷練 lì liàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ lik6 lin6 to learn through experience
- 洗练 洗練 xǐ liàn ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ sai2 lin6 agile
- 稳练 穩練 wěn liàn ㄨㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ wan2 lin6 steady and proficient
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)