1. verb to grind
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 磨粉 'grind into powder' (Guoyu '磨' v 2; Unihan '磨')
  2. noun grindstone
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 石磨 (Guoyu '磨' mò n; Unihan '磨')
  3. verb to polish; to sharpen; to rub
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 磨光 'polish' or 磨刀 'sharpen a knife' (Guoyu '磨' v 1; Unihan '磨')
  4. verb to turn around
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 掉转 (Guoyu '磨' mò v 2)
  5. verb to mill
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '磨' mò v 1)
  6. verb to eliminate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 消灭 (Guoyu '磨' v 3)
  7. verb to be tangled
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 纠缠不休 (Guoyu '磨' v 4)
  8. noun a difficulty; an obstruction
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 艰难 or 阻碍 (Guoyu '磨' n)

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