磨炼
mó liàn
Pinyin

Definition

磨炼
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mó liàn
  1. see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]

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
打磨
dǎ mó
  1. 1 polish
  2. 2 grind
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
磨砂
mó shā
  1. 1 to scrub with an abrasive
  2. 2 to sand
  3. 3 frosted (e.g. glass)
磨磨蹭蹭
mó mó cèng cèng
  1. 1 to dillydally
  2. 2 slow-going
磨砺
mó lì
  1. 1 to sharpen on grindstone
  2. 2 to improve oneself by practice
磨练
mó liàn
  1. 1 to temper oneself
  2. 2 to steel oneself
  3. 3 self-discipline
  4. 4 endurance
磨蹭
mó ceng
  1. 1 to rub lightly
  2. 2 to move slowly
  3. 3 to dawdle
  4. 4 to dillydally
  5. 5 to pester
  6. 6 to nag
磨难
mó nàn
  1. 1 a torment
  2. 2 a trial
  3. 3 tribulation
  4. 4 a cross (to bear)
  5. 5 well-tried

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

Sample Sentences

经过多少困难，历经多少磨炼；
jīngguò duōshao kùnnan ，lìjīng duōshao móliàn ；
Having gone through countless troubles, having experienced countless hardships,
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