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