mò
grindstone
to grind
to turn round
mó
to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist
yán mó
milling
to grind
to polish by grinding
to abrade
whetstone
pestle
xiāo mó
to wear down
to sap
to whittle away
to while away
to idle away
mó nàn
a torment
a trial
tribulation
a cross (to bear)
well-tried
mó lì
to sharpen on grindstone
to improve oneself by practice
mó hào
wear and tear
wearing out by friction
zuó mo
to ponder
to mull over
to think through
Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
zhuó mó
to carve and polish (jade)
to polish and refine a literary work
mó yá
to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
pointless arguing
(coll.) molar
mó ceng
to gently stroke
to brush lightly
to move slowly
to dawdle
to dillydally
to pester
to nag
qiē cuō zhuó mó
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
mó shā
to scrub with an abrasive
to sand
frosted (e.g. glass)
mó liàn
to temper oneself
to steel oneself
self-discipline
endurance
hǎo shì duō mò
the road to happiness is paved with hardships (idiom)
hǎo shì duō mó
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
mò pán
lower millstone
tray of a mill
Shuǐ mò gōu
Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
mò zǐ
mill
grain mill
millstone
mó dāo shí
whetstone (for honing knives)
mó rén
annoying
bothersome
to fret
to be peevish
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mó
lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); with money, you can do anything you like.
Shuǐ mò gōu qū
Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
yán mó cái liào
abrasive
grinding material
kù xíng zhé mó
torture and cruel treatment
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
mò dòu fu
to grumble
to chatter away incessantly
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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
yán mó pán
abrasive disk
sanding disk
mó kuài
to sharpen
to grind (knife blades)
mó zuǐ pí zi
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
to talk incessant nonsense
blah blah
mó zuǐ
to argue pointlessly
to talk incessant nonsense
to blather
mó zhì shí qì
a polished stone (neolithic) implement
mó pò zuǐ pǐ
to talk until one is blue in the face
mó jī
to be very slow
to dawdle
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to talk until one is blue in the face
to repeat again and again
mó chuān tiě yàn
to grind one's way through an ink stone
to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
to study diligently (idiom)
mò fán
to pester
to bother sb incessantly
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
xì mò dāo shí
whetstone (for honing knives)
mó de kāi
unembarrassed
without fear of impairing personal relation
mò gōng bìng
grinder's disease
silicosis
also written 矽末病
mó shí shā lì
millstone grit
coarse sandstone
fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē
UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
xiáng yāo fú mó
to conquer all kinds of demons
mò fan
to pester
to bother sb incessantly
to delay
to prevaricate
mó pò zuǐ pí
to talk until one is blue in the face
ěr bìn sī mó
lit. heads rubbing together (idiom)
fig. very close relationship
ruǎn mó yìng pào
to coax and pester (idiom)
to wheedle
to cajole
mó quán cā zhǎng
variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
mò ji
(dialect) to dawdle
to waste time
also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
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
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
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
qiú mó
see 球磨機|球磨机[qiu2 mo2 ji1]
niǎn mó
to mill
to grind
grinding stone
mó dāo huò huò
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
fig. to prepare to attack
to be getting ready for battle
diàn mò
electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)