磨
HSK 6freq #4671
Meanings
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- 1.to rub
- 2.to grind
- 3.to polish
- 4.to sharpen
- 5.to wear down
- 6.to die out
- 7.to waste time
- 8.to pester
- 9.to insist
- 1.grindstone
- 2.to grind
- 3.to turn round
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Wiktionary
- 1.to grind; to sharpen
- 2.to rub; to chafe
- 3.to wear away; to obliterate
- 4.to wear out; to wear down; to erode
- 5.to dawdle; to waste (time)
- 6.to pester; to plague (someone)
- 7.grinder; mill
- 8.to grind; to mill
- 9.to turn around
- 10.to waste time
- 11.to approach
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Etymology
Originally written as 䃺 (mó). Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *maːl, *maːls): semantic 石 (“rock”) + abbreviated phonetic 靡 (OC *mralʔ).
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
折磨 to torment; to torture琢磨 to ponder琢磨 to carve and polish (jade)磨损 to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out磨难 a torment打磨 to polish; to burnish; to shine磨合 to break in磨石 whetstone磨皮 to apply a skin-smoothing effect (in photo editing)磨碎 to grind up磨床 grinding machine磨擦 variant of 摩擦[mó cā]