Hanzi
Traditional
磨
Simplified
磨

grindstone/to grind/to turn round

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

mó, mò

Bopomofo

ㄇㄛˊ, ㄇㄛˋ

Jyutping

mo4

Example sentences

折磨 zhémó
病痛的折磨讓他瘦了很多。
病痛的折磨让他瘦了很多。

The torture of illness made him lose a lot of weight.

飽受 / 饱受 bǎoshòu
那個國家飽受戰爭的折磨。
那个国家饱受战争的折磨。

That country suffered enough from the torments of war.

磨 mò
店員把黃豆倒進磨裡，準備做豆漿。
店员把黄豆倒进磨里，准备做豆浆。

The shop assistant pours soybeans into the mill, preparing to make soy milk.

打磨 dǎmó
工匠正在仔細打磨一塊玉石。
工匠正在仔细打磨一块玉石。

The craftsman is carefully polishing a piece of jade.

琢磨 zhuómó
這篇短文還需要仔細琢磨一下才能發表。
这篇短文还需要仔细琢磨一下才能发表。

This short essay still needs careful refining before it can be published.

Example Vocabulary

折磨

zhe2'mo2

to torment; torture

磨

mo4

a mill for grinding grain or beans; to grind with a mill; to turn something around

磨坊

mo4'fang1

打磨

da3'mo2

to polish; to grind; to smooth

消磨

xiao1'mo2

現磨

琢磨

zhuo2'mo2

to polish; to refine; to ponder

研磨

yan2'mo2

不可磨滅

bu4'ke3'mo2'mie4

卸磨殺驢

xie4'mo4'sha1'lv2

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