卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
Pinyin

Definition

卸磨杀驴
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xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
磨
mó
  1. 1 to rub
  2. 2 to grind
  3. 3 to polish
  4. 4 to sharpen
  5. 5 to wear down
  6. 6 to die out
  7. 7 to waste time
  8. 8 to pester
  9. 9 to insist
磨坊
mò fáng
  1. 1 mill
卸
xiè
  1. 1 to unload
  2. 2 to unhitch
  3. 3 to remove or strip
  4. 4 to get rid of
卸下
xiè xià
  1. 1 to unload
卸妆
xiè zhuāng
  1. 1 to remove makeup
  2. 2 (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments
卸载
xiè zài
  1. 1 to disembark
  2. 2 to off-load cargo
  3. 3 to uninstall (software)
打磨
dǎ mó
  1. 1 polish
  2. 2 grind
拆卸
chāi xiè
  1. 1 to unload
  2. 2 to dismantle
推卸
tuī xiè
  1. 1 to avoid (esp. responsibility)
  2. 2 to shift (the blame)
  3. 3 to pass the buck
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
现磨
xiàn mó
  1. 1 freshly ground
琢磨
zhuó mó
  1. 1 to carve and polish (jade)
  2. 2 to polish and refine a literary work
研磨
yán mó
  1. 1 milling
  2. 2 to grind
  3. 3 to polish by grinding
  4. 4 to abrade
  5. 5 whetstone
  6. 6 pestle
磨合
mó hé
  1. 1 to break in
  2. 2 to wear in
磨叽
mò ji
  1. 1 (dialect) to dawdle
  2. 2 to waste time
  3. 3 also written 墨跡|墨迹[mò ji]
磨损
mó sǔn
  1. 1 wear and tear
  2. 2 abrasion
磨灭
mó miè
  1. 1 to obliterate
  2. 2 to erase
磨炼
mó liàn
  1. 1 see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
磨牙
mó yá
  1. 1 to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
  2. 2 pointless arguing
  3. 3 (coll.) molar

Idioms (14)

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
  1. 1 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
  1. 1 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
  1. 1 lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prepare to attack
  3. 3 to be getting ready for battle
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
  2. 2 to talk incessant nonsense
  3. 3 blah blah
磨杵成针
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  2. 2 to study diligently
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk until one is blue in the face
  3. 3 to repeat again and again
磨穿铁砚
mó chuān tiě yàn
  1. 1 to grind one's way through an ink stone
  2. 2 to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
  3. 3 to study diligently (idiom)
耳鬓厮磨
ěr bìn sī mó
  1. 1 lit. heads rubbing together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. very close relationship
软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào
  1. 1 to coax and pester (idiom)
  2. 2 to wheedle
  3. 3 to cajole

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