磨损 meaning in English

mósǔn

to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 磨損26 strokes

Meaning of 磨损

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mósǔn
  1. to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out

磨损 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài这zhè个ge社shè会huì里lǐ一yī切qiè都dōu是shì用yòng完wán即jí丢diū, 用yòng东dōng西xī直zhí到dào它tā磨mó损sǔn是shì一yī种zhǒng美měi德dé。
In this society where everything is disposable, it is a virtue to use something until it wears out.
自zì行xíng车chē当dāng然rán会huì磨mó损sǔn,但dàn只zhǐ要yào你nǐ保bǎo养yǎng得de好hǎo,就jiù能néng骑qí很hěn长zhǎng一yī段duàn时shí间jiān。
Bicycles wear out, of course, but with proper care they may be made to last a long time.

Stroke order for each character

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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes

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损 sǔn · to decrease · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 磨损.

损失sǔnshīloss; damage
损害sǔnhàiharm; to damage
折磨zhémóto torment; to torture
损坏sǔnhuàito damage; to injure
损伤sǔnshāngto harm; to damage
琢磨zuómoto carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
磨难mónàna torment; a trial
打磨dǎmóto polish; to burnish; to shine
亏损kuīsǔndeficit; (financial) loss
磨合móhéto break in; to wear in
损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of other
受损shòusǔnto suffer damage

Questions about 磨损

What does 磨损 mean?

磨损 (mósǔn) means "to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 磨损?

磨损 is made of 2 characters: 磨 (16 strokes), 损 (10 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 磨损 an HSK word?

Yes. 磨损 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 磨损 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 磨损 is written 磨損.