磨蹭 mó ceng ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄘㄥ mo4 sang3
- to rub lightly
- to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
- to pester; to nag
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More words with these characters
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)
蹭
- 刮蹭 guā cèng ㄍㄨㄚ ㄘㄥˋ gwaat3 sang3 to scrape one's car against sth
- 蹭吃 cèng chī ㄘㄥˋ ㄔ sang3 hek3 to freeload for food
- 蹭网 蹭網 cèng wǎng ㄘㄥˋ ㄨㄤˇ sang3 mong5 (coll.) to use sb else's Internet connection (with or without permission)
- 蹭课 蹭課 cèng kè ㄘㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ sang3 fo3 (coll.) to sit in on a class
- 蹭蹬 cèng dèng ㄘㄥˋ ㄉㄥˋ sang3 dang6 (literary) to encounter setbacks; to have bad luck
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- 蹭车 蹭車 cèng chē ㄘㄥˋ ㄔㄜ sang3 ce1 (coll.) to ride in sb else's car to save money
- 蹭饭 蹭飯 cèng fàn ㄘㄥˋ ㄈㄢˋ sang3 faan6 (coll.) to mooch a meal
- 蹭热度 蹭熱度 cèng rè dù ㄘㄥˋ ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄨˋ sang3 jit6 dok6 (coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity
- 磨磨蹭蹭 mó mó cèng cèng ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ ㄘㄥˋ mo4 mo4 sang3 sang3 to dillydally
- 蹭吃蹭喝 cèng chī cèng hē ㄘㄥˋ ㄔ ㄘㄥˋ ㄏㄜ sang3 hek3 sang3 hot3 to cadge a meal
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)
Example sentences
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你 磨蹭 什么 什麼 呀 ， 快点 快點 去 吧 。
What are you lingering for? Hurry up and go.
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要不是 他 这么 這麼 磨磨蹭蹭 ， 现在 現在 早 做完 了 。
If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.
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