HSK 6
common
verb

Meaning of

磨 means rub; chafe; grind; sharpen; polish. Pronounced mó. HSK 6.

  • rub; chafe
  • grind; sharpen; polish
  • torment; afflict

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components
广

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xīn
xié
de
jiǎo
shàng
le
hǎo
pào
 

The new shoes rubbed and gave him several big blisters on his feet.

tíng
de
zhe
xià
ba
 
hǎo
xiàng
zài
rèn
zhēn
kǎo
wèn
 

He kept rubbing his chin, seemingly thinking seriously about the problem.

quàn
le
bàn
tiān
 
zuǐ
chún
dōu
kuài
le
 

I persuaded him for half a day, and my lips almost chapped raw from talking so much.

Cháng
dǎo
zhì
mén
shǒu
bèi
de
liàng
 

Long-term rubbing has made the doorknob shiny from wear.

Zhè
liǎng
shí
tou
xiāng
 
rán
mào
chū
le
huǒ
xīng
 

The two stones rubbed against each other and surprisingly sparked.