chánmo

缠磨

Word · VerbTraditional纏磨

pester; bother

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to pester; to bother; to nag

informal

口语词。通常用于描述人(尤指小孩)或用抽象事务持续、令人厌烦地打扰某人。

Hái孩
zi子
lǎo老
chán缠
mo磨
rén人
 ,
bù不
kěn肯
shuì睡
jiào觉
 。

The child kept pestering me, refusing to go to sleep.

Xǔ许
duō多
shì事
qing情
chán缠
mo磨
zhe着
tā他
 ,
shǐ使
tā他
máng忙
luàn乱
bù不
kān堪
 。

Many things are bothering him, making him extremely busy and flustered.

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Bié别
zǒng总
chán缠
mo磨
zhe着
nǐ你
mā妈
ma妈
wèn问
wèn问
tí题
 ,
ràng让
tā她
xiū休
xi息
yī一
xià下
 。

Don't keep pestering your mom with questions; let her rest for a bit.

Tā他
bèi被
zhài债
wù务
chán缠
mo磨
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
 ,
zuì最
jìn近
cái才
jiě解
tuō脱
 。

He was burdened by debt for several years and only recently got free of it.