Meaning of mó:
磨
to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist; to grind; to turn round
Tā yòng shítou lái mó dāo.
他用石头来磨刀。
He uses a stone to sharpen the knife.
Tā zài chúfáng lǐ yòng shítou mó kāfēidòu.
他在厨房里用石头磨咖啡豆。
He is grinding coffee beans with a stone in the kitchen.
Tā yòng bù bǎ jìngzi cā liàng, mànmàn de mó.
他用布把镜子擦亮，慢慢地磨。
He used a cloth to polish the mirror slowly.
Tā zài huāyuán lǐ yòng shítou lái mó xiǎodāo.
他在花园里用石头来磨小刀。
He is sharpening the knife with a stone in the garden.
Zhè kuài shítou jīngguò duōnián fēngyǔ de qīnshí zhōngyú bèi mó píng le.
这块石头经过多年风雨的侵蚀终于被磨平了。
This rock was finally worn flat after years of erosion by wind and rain.
Zhège dēng de guāng zǒngshì huì jiànjiàn mó diào.
这个灯的光总是会渐渐磨掉。
The light of this lamp always fades away slowly.
Bù yào zài gōngzuò shíjiān mó shíjiān.
不要在工作时间磨时间。
Don't waste time during work hours.
Nàgè xiǎohái zǒngshì xǐhuān mó tā de fùmǔ.
那个小孩总是喜欢磨他的父母。
That child always likes to pester his parents.
Xiǎoháizi zǒng shì xǐhuān gēn fùmǔ jiǎng tiáojiàn, měi cì dōu yào yīzhí mó cáinéng dádào mùdì.
小孩子总是喜欢跟父母讲条件，每次都要一直磨才能达到目的。
Children always like to negotiate with their parents, and they have to keep insisting to achieve their goals.
Tā xǐhuān zài zhōumò de shíhòu zìjǐ mò kāfēi.
他喜欢在周末的时候自己磨咖啡。
He likes to grind his own coffee on weekends.
Lǎorén zài cūnzi lǐ mànmàn de mò zhe mópán.
老人在村子里慢慢地磨着磨盘。
The old man slowly turned the millstone in the village.
grindstone
Tā yòng shítou mò dāo.
他用石头磨刀。
He sharpens the knife with a stone.
