折
磨

To torment in Chinese: 折磨 (zhé mó)

zhé mó

to torment

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to torment
  2. 2to torture

Stroke order

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折
磨

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄜˊ

zhé

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄛˊ

mó

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 牙疼折磨得他整夜睡不着。

    yá téng zhé mó dé tā zhěng yè shuì bù zhe。

    The toothache tormented him so much he couldn't sleep all night.

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Related words

折

zhé

to break

磨

mó

to rub

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

波折

bō zhé

twists and turns

存折

cún zhé

passbook

挫折

cuò zhé

setback

打磨

dǎ mó

to polish

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

磨合

mó hé

to break in

磨难

mó nàn

a torment

磨损

mó sǔn

to suffer wear and tear

曲折

qū zhé

winding

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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