Meaning of 折磨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhémó
- to torment; to torture
折磨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
再折磨他也没用，他不会招供的。
There's no point torturing him anymore, he won't confess.
别折磨他们了。
Stop tormenting them.
他们是不会停止折磨我的。
They wouldn't stop torturing me.
Stroke order for each character
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折 zhé · to break · 7 strokes
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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 折磨.
| 打折 | dǎzhé | to give a discount |
| 骨折 | gǔzhé | to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break |
| 折腾 | zhēteng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again |
| 琢磨 | zuómo | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; reverse |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount |
| 折叠 | zhédié | to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) |
| 转折点 | zhuǎnzhédiǎn | turning point; breaking point |
| 磨难 | mónàn | a torment; a trial |
| 磨损 | mósǔn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 转折 | zhuǎnzhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 曲折 | qūzhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
Questions about 折磨
What does 折磨 mean?
折磨 (zhémó) means "to torment; to torture" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 折磨?
折磨 is made of 2 characters: 折 (7 strokes), 磨 (16 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 折磨 an HSK word?
Yes. 折磨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.