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16 strokes
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磨

mò

Definition

grindstone
to grind
to turn round

Other pronunciations

mó

to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

mushroom

Related words (15)

to grumble; to chatter

(dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨迹

mill

mill; grain mill; millstone

to pester; to bother sb incessantly; to delay; to prevaricate

lower millstone; tray of a mill

to grind up

to feel embarrassed

miller

mò gōng bìng

grinder's disease; silicosis; also written 矽末病

to grumble; to chatter away incessantly

electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)

grindstone

rotary grindstone

xì mò dāo shí

whetstone (for honing knives)

Proverbs (1)

懒驴上磨屎尿多

lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working; (lit.) When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

Idioms (2)

xiè mò shā lǘ

(lit.) to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

有钱能使鬼推磨

yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

(lit.) money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); (fig.) with money, you can do anything you like

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