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Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
棒磨機	棒磨机	[bang4 mo2 ji1]	/rod mill/	7102	1
不可磨滅	不可磨灭	[bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4]	/indelible/	7102	1
磋磨	磋磨	[[cuo1mo2]]	/to polish and rub/(fig.) to torment; to torture/(fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill/	559	2
打磨	打磨	[[da3mo2]]	/to polish; to burnish; to shine/	848	2
刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後	刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后	[[dao1 bu4 mo2 yao4 sheng1xiu4, ren2 bu4 xue2 yao4 luo4hou4]]	/(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study/	473	2
電磨	电磨	[dian4 mo4]	/electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)/	4001	1
耳鬢廝磨	耳鬓厮磨	[er3 bin4 si1 mo2]	/lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom)/fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood/	1253	1
反酷刑折磨公約	反酷刑折磨公约	[fan3 ku4 xing2 zhe2 mo2 gong1 yue1]	/UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)/	6480	1
好事多磨	好事多磨	[hao3 shi4 duo1 mo2]	/the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)/	5495	1
角磨機	角磨机	[jiao3 mo2 ji1]	/angle grinder/	4126	1
羯磨	羯磨	[jie2 mo2]	/karma (loanword)/	4669	1
酷刑折磨	酷刑折磨	[ku4 xing2 zhe2 mo2]	/torture and cruel treatment/	6480	1
拉磨	拉磨	[[la1mo4]]	/(of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone/(fig.) to do laborious and monotonous work/	779	2
懶驢上磨屎尿多	懒驴上磨屎尿多	[lan3 lü2 shang4 mo4 shi3 niao4 duo1]	/(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/	7102	1
臨陣磨槍	临阵磨枪	[[lin2zhen4-mo2qiang1]]	/(lit.) to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/(fig.) to make preparations only at the last moment/	50	2
磨	磨	[mo2]	/to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist/	5983	1
磨擦	磨擦	[mo2 ca1]	/variant of 摩擦[mo2 ca1]/	4850	1
摩擦	摩擦	[mo2 ca1]	/friction/rubbing/chafing/fig. disharmony/conflict/also written 磨擦/	5139	1
磨杵成針	磨杵成针	[mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]	/to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task/to study diligently/	6334	1
磨穿鐵硯	磨穿铁砚	[mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4]	/to grind one's way through an ink stone/to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)/to study diligently (idiom)/	6155	1
磨床	磨床	[mo2 chuang2]	/grinding machine/grinder/	5990	1
磨刀	磨刀	[mo2 dao1]	/to hone (a knife)/	6086	1
磨刀不誤砍柴工	磨刀不误砍柴工	[mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1]	/lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)/fig. time invested in preparations is not lost/a beard well lathered is half shaved/	2344	1
磨刀石	磨刀石	[mo2 dao1 shi2]	/whetstone (for honing knives)/	6086	1
磨菇	磨菇	[mo2 gu5]	/variant of 蘑菇[mo2 gu5]/	5894	1
磨光	磨光	[mo2 guang1]	/to polish/	5990	1
磨耗	磨耗	[mo2 hao4]	/wear and tear/wearing out by friction/	6699	1
磨合	磨合	[mo2 he2]	/to break in/to wear in/	7102	1
磨機	磨机	[mo2 ji1]	/milling machine/	6699	1
磨腳石	磨脚石	[mo2 jiao3 shi2]	/pumice stone/	4802	1
磨快	磨快	[mo2 kuai4]	/to sharpen/to grind (knife blades)/	6699	1
磨礪	磨砺	[mo2 li4]	/to sharpen on grindstone/to improve oneself by practice/	6699	1
磨練	磨练	[mo2 lian4]	/to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance/	7014	1
磨料	磨料	[mo2 liao4]	/abrasive material/	6426	1
磨滅	磨灭	[mo2 mie4]	/to obliterate/to erase/	6699	1
磨磨蹭蹭	磨磨蹭蹭	[mo2 mo2 ceng4 ceng4]	/to dillydally/slow-going/	6135	1
魔難	魔难	[mo2 nan4]	/variant of 磨難\|磨难[mo2 nan4]/	4850	1
磨難	磨难	[mo2 nan4]	/a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried/	6929	1
磨破口舌	磨破口舌	[mo2 po4 kou3 she2]	/incessant complaining/	6699	1
磨破嘴皮	磨破嘴皮	[mo2 po4 zui3 pi2]	/to talk until one is blue in the face/	5715	1
磨破嘴皮子	磨破嘴皮子	[mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 zi5]	/to wear out one's lips (idiom)/to talk until one is blue in the face/to repeat again and again/	5980	1
磨起泡	磨起泡	[mo2 qi3 pao4]	/friction blister/	6130	1
磨拳擦掌	磨拳擦掌	[mo2 quan2 ca1 zhang3]	/variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]/	4850	1
磨人	磨人	[mo2 ren2]	/annoying/bothersome/to fret/to be peevish/	6246	1
磨砂	磨砂	[mo2 sha1]	/to scrub with an abrasive/to sand/frosted (e.g. glass)/	3914	1
磨砂膏	磨砂膏	[mo2 sha1 gao1]	/facial scrub/	6109	1
磨砂機	磨砂机	[mo2 sha1 ji1]	/sander; sanding machine/	1215	1
磨蝕	磨蚀	[mo2 shi2]	/erosion/abrasion/	6699	1
磨石	磨石	[mo2 shi2]	/whetstone/millstone/	6699	1
磨石粗砂岩	磨石粗砂岩	[mo2 shi2 cu1 sha1 yan2]	/millstone grit/	6547	1
磨石砂礫	磨石砂砾	[mo2 shi2 sha1 li4]	/millstone grit/coarse sandstone/	6547	1
磨損率	磨损率	[mo2 sun3 lü4]	/attrition rate/	6312	1
磨牙	磨牙	[mo2 ya2]	/to grind one's teeth (during sleep)/pointless arguing/(coll.) molar/	4097	1
磨洋工	磨洋工	[mo2 yang2 gong1]	/to idle on the job/	6699	1
磨折	磨折	[mo2 zhe2]	/to torture/to torment/	6699	1
磨製石器	磨制石器	[mo2 zhi4 shi2 qi4]	/a polished stone (neolithic) implement/	7102	1
磨嘴	磨嘴	[mo2 zui3]	/to argue pointlessly/to talk incessant nonsense/to blather/	6699	1
磨嘴皮子	磨嘴皮子	[mo2 zui3 pi2 zi5]	/to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather/to talk incessant nonsense/blah blah/	6334	1
磨蹭	磨蹭	[[mo2ceng5]]	/to rub lightly/to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally/to pester; to nag/	852	2
磨刀霍霍	磨刀霍霍	[[mo2dao1-huo4huo4]]	/(lit.) to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/(fig.) to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle/	50	2
磨煉	磨炼	[[mo2lian4]]	/variant of 磨練\|磨练[mo2lian4]/	771	2
磨皮	磨皮	[[mo2pi2]]	/to apply a skin-smoothing effect (in photo editing)/to smooth the skin (cosmetic procedure)/	151	2
磨砂玻璃	磨砂玻璃	[[mo2sha1 bo1li5]]	/frosted glass/	653	2
磨損	磨损	[[mo2sun3]]	/to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out/	871	2
磨	磨	[mo4]	/grindstone/to grind/to turn round/	5604	1
磨不開	磨不开	[mo4 bu4 kai1]	/to feel embarrassed/	6699	1
磨叨	磨叨	[mo4 dao5]	/to grumble/to chatter/	6699	1
磨得開	磨得开	[mo4 de5 kai1]	/to feel unembarrassed; to be at ease/(dialect) to be convinced; to come round/	1046	1
磨豆腐	磨豆腐	[mo4 dou4 fu5]	/to grumble/to chatter away incessantly/	6699	1
磨煩	磨烦	[mo4 fan5]	/to pester/to bother sb incessantly/to delay/to prevaricate/	5578	1
磨坊	磨坊	[mo4 fang2]	/mill/	6976	1
磨坊主	磨坊主	[mo4 fang2 zhu3]	/miller/	7102	1
磨嘰	磨叽	[mo4 ji5]	/(dialect) to dawdle/to waste time/also written 墨跡\|墨迹[mo4 ji5]/	4050	1
磨盤	磨盘	[mo4 pan2]	/lower millstone/tray of a mill/	6699	1
磨碎	磨碎	[mo4 sui4]	/to grind up/	5214	1
磨唧	磨唧	[[mo4ji5]]	/(dialect) to be very slow; to dawdle/	873	2
磨子	磨子	[[mo4zi5]]	/mill; grain mill; millstone/	839	2
耐磨	耐磨	[nai4 mo2]	/wear resistant/	6053	1
碾磨	碾磨	[nian3 mo2]	/to mill/to grind/grinding stone/	4204	1
切磋琢磨	切磋琢磨	[qie1 cuo1 zhuo2 mo2]	/lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)/fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences/	971	1
球磨	球磨	[qiu2 mo2]	/see 球磨機\|球磨机[qiu2 mo2 ji1]/	4809	1
球磨機	球磨机	[qiu2 mo2 ji1]	/ball mill/	4809	1
揉磨	揉磨	[rou2 mo5]	/to torment/to torture/	6793	1
軟磨硬泡	软磨硬泡	[ruan3 mo2 ying4 pao4]	/to coax and pester (idiom)/to wheedle/to cajole/	5561	1
石磨	石磨	[shi2 mo4]	/grindstone/	6562	1
水磨石	水磨石	[shui3 mo2 shi2]	/terrazzo/	4722	1
水磨溝	水磨沟	[[Shui3mo4gou1]]	/see 水磨溝區\|水磨沟区[Shui3mo4gou1 Qu1]/	126	2
水磨溝區	水磨沟区	[[Shui3mo4gou1 Qu1]]	/Shuimogou, a district of Ürümqi City 烏魯木齊市\|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1lu3mu4qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang/	126	2
鐵杵成針	铁杵成针	[tie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]	/see 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针[mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1]/	3574	1
拖磨	拖磨	[tuo1 mo2]	/dawdling/to waste time/	6795	1
細磨刀石	细磨刀石	[xi4 mo4 dao1 shi2]	/whetstone (for honing knives)/	6627	1
現磨	现磨	[xian4 mo2]	/freshly ground/	6100	1
消磨	消磨	[xiao1 mo2]	/to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away/	6844	1
消磨時間	消磨时间	[xiao1 mo2 shi2 jian1]	/to kill time/	5623	1
卸磨殺驢	卸磨杀驴	[xie4 mo4 sha1 lü2]	/lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)/fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful/	1247	1
研磨	研磨	[yan2 mo2]	/milling/to grind/to polish by grinding/to abrade/whetstone/pestle/	6703	1
研磨材料	研磨材料	[yan2 mo2 cai2 liao4]	/abrasive/grinding material/	6562	1
研磨料	研磨料	[yan2 mo2 liao4]	/abrasive (material)/	6426	1
研磨盤	研磨盘	[yan2 mo2 pan2]	/abrasive disk/sanding disk/	4962	1
有錢能使鬼推磨	有钱能使鬼推磨	[you3 qian2 neng2 shi3 gui3 tui1 mo4]	/lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)/fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks/	1225	1
迂磨	迂磨	[yu1 mo2]	/sluggish/delaying/	6714	1
折磨	折磨	[[zhe2mo2]]	/to torment; to torture/	810	2
只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針	只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针	[zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1]	/If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle./cf idiom 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task/to study diligently/	6061	1
轉磨	转磨	[zhuan4 mo4]	/rotary grindstone/	6752	1
琢磨	琢磨	[zhuo2 mo2]	/to carve and polish (jade)/to polish and refine a literary work/	5347	1
琢	琢	[[zuo2]]	/used in 琢磨[zuo2mo5]/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]/	537	2
琢磨	琢磨	[zuo2 mo5]	/to ponder/to mull over/to think through/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]/	5347	1

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