mó

摩

Character · Verb · Noun · Measure word

rub; stroke; study; mole

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Meanings

5 senses · 21 examples
1.

verb

rub; touch against each other

Describes physical contact between multiple people or objects, often used to convey a lively or crowded scene.

Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
men们
mó摩
quán拳
cā擦
zhǎng掌
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
yíng迎
jiē接
bǐ比
sài赛
 。

The athletes are rubbing their fists and palms, ready for the competition.

Jié节
rì日
de的
jiē街
tóu头
rén人
lái来
rén人
wǎng往
 ,
mó摩
jiān肩
cā擦
bèi背
 ,
shí十
fēn分
rè热
nào闹
 。

On the festival street, people come and go, shoulder to shoulder, very lively.

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Liǎng两
chē车
zài在
zhuǎn转
wān弯
shí时
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
mó摩
dào到
le了
yī一
qǐ起
 。

The two cars accidentally rubbed against each other when turning.

Yōng拥
jǐ挤
de的
dì地
tiě铁
lǐ里
dà大
jiā家
mó摩
jiān肩
jiē接
zhǒng踵
 。

In the crowded subway, people are shoulder to shoulder.

Rén人
qún群
mó摩
jiān肩
ér而
guò过
 ,
chǎng场
miàn面
shí十
fēn分
yōng拥
jǐ挤
 。

The crowd passes by shoulder to shoulder, the scene is very crowded.

2.

verb

stroke; pat gently

Used for gentle touching to soothe or examine someone or something.

Mā妈
ma妈
qīng轻
qīng轻
fǔ抚
mó摩
zhe着
wǒ我
de的
tóu头
 ,
ān安
wèi慰
wǒ我
bù不
yào要
hài害
pà怕
 。

Mom gently stroked my head, comforting me not to be afraid.

Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
bìng病
rén人
àn按
mó摩
jiān肩
bǎng膀
 ,
huǎn缓
jiě解
tā他
de的
téng疼
tòng痛
 。

The doctor massaged the patient's shoulders to relieve his pain.

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Tā他
fǔ抚
mó摩
zhe着
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
bèi背
 ,
dòu逗
tā它
wán玩
shuǎ耍
 。

He stroked the kitten's back, playing with it.

Lǎo老
rén人
fǔ抚
mó摩
zhe着
jiù旧
zhào照
piàn片
 ,
huí回
yì忆
wǎng往
shì事
 。

The old man stroked the old photo, recalling the past.

Àn按
mó摩
shī师
yòng用
shǒu手
zhǎng掌
fǔ抚
mó摩
gù顾
kè客
de的
hòu后
bèi背
 ,
fàng放
sōng松
jī肌
ròu肉
 。

The masseuse stroked the customer's back with her palms to relax the muscles.

3.

verb

study; ponder; deliberate

formal

Used for carefully thinking about or discussing a problem or idea.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
guān观
mó摩
xué学
xí习
qí其
tā他
xué学
xiào校
de的
jiào教
xué学
jīng经
yàn验
 。

We need to observe and learn the teaching experience of other schools.

Tā他
fǎn反
fù复
chuǎi揣
mó摩
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
shēn深
céng层
hán含
yì义
 。

He repeatedly pondered the deep meaning of this article.

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Xué学
zhě者
men们
guān观
mó摩
tǎo研
yàn讨
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xué学
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

Scholars observe and discuss ancient literary works.

Shè设
jì计
shī师
chuǎi揣
mó摩
kè客
hù户
de的
xū需
qiú求
 ,
yōu优
huà化
shè设
jì计
fāng方
àn案
 。

The designer pondered the customer's needs to optimize the design plan.

Dà大
jiā家
yì一
qǐ起
chuǎi揣
mó摩
zhè这
ge个
mí谜
tí题
de的
dá答
àn案
 。

Everyone pondered the answer to this puzzle together.

4.

noun

surname Mo

A rare Chinese family name.

Mó摩
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Mo is a new colleague in our company.

5.

measure word

mole (SI unit of amount of substance)

technical

A scientific measurement term for the amount of a substance, referring to approximately 6.02×10²³ particles.

11
mó摩
ěr尔
de的
yǎng氧
qì气
hán含
yǒu有
yuē约
6.02×10²³6
 .
gè0
yǎng2
fēn×
zǐ1
 0
 ²
 ³
 个
 氧
 分
 子
 。

1 mole of oxygen contains approximately 6.02×10²³ oxygen molecules.

Huà化
xué学
shí实
yàn验
zhōng中
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yòng用
dào到
0.50
 .
mó5
de摩
lǜ的
huà氯
nà化
róng钠
yè溶
 液
 。

We need to use 0.5 mole of sodium chloride solution in the chemistry experiment.

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Zhè这
ge个
fǎn反
yìng应
xū需
yào要
22
mó摩
de的
qīng氢
qì气
cān参
yù与
 。

This reaction requires 2 moles of hydrogen to participate.

11
mó摩
de的
tàn碳
-12-
de1
zhì2
liàng的
qià质
hǎo量
shì恰
12好
kè是
 1
 2
 克
 。

The mass of 1 mole of carbon-12 is exactly 12 grams.

Mó摩
ěr尔
jiǎn简
chēng称
mó摩
 ,
shì是
guó国
jì际
dān单
wèi位
zhì制
zhōng中
de的
jī基
běn本
dān单
wèi位
zhī之
yī一
 。

Mole, abbreviated as mol, is one of the base units in the International System of Units.