琢
磨

To carve and polish (jade) in Chinese: 琢磨 (zhuó mó)

zhuó mó

to carve and polish (jade)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to carve and polish (jade)
  2. 2to polish and refine a literary work

Stroke order

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琢
磨

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄛˊ

zhuó

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄛˊ

mó

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 工匠正在琢磨这块美玉。

    gōng jiàng zhèng zài zhuó mó zhè kuài měi yù。

    The craftsman is carving and polishing this fine piece of jade.

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Related words

磨

mó

to rub

打磨

dǎ mó

to polish

磨合

mó hé

to break in

磨难

mó nàn

a torment

磨损

mó sǔn

to suffer wear and tear

折磨

zhé mó

to torment

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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