磨磨蹭蹭 meaning in English
to dillydally; slow-going
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Meaning of 磨磨蹭蹭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
mómócèngcèng
- to dillydally
- slow-going
磨磨蹭蹭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
要不是他这么磨磨蹭蹭，现在早做完了。
If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.
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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes
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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes
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蹭 cèng · to rub against · 19 strokes
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蹭 cèng · to rub against · 19 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 磨磨蹭蹭.
| 折磨 | zhémó | to torment; to torture |
| 琢磨 | zuómo | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work |
| 磨难 | mónàn | a torment; a trial |
| 磨损 | mósǔn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 打磨 | dǎmó | to polish; to burnish; to shine |
| 磨合 | móhé | to break in; to wear in |
| 磨坊 | mòfáng | mill |
| 磨蹭 | móceng | to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally |
| 消磨 | xiāomó | to wear down; to sap |
| 磨练 | móliàn | to temper oneself; to steel oneself |
Questions about 磨磨蹭蹭
What does 磨磨蹭蹭 mean?
磨磨蹭蹭 (mómócèngcèng) means "to dillydally; slow-going".
How do you write 磨磨蹭蹭?
磨磨蹭蹭 is made of 4 characters: 磨 (16 strokes), 磨 (16 strokes), 蹭 (19 strokes), 蹭 (19 strokes). That is 70 strokes in total.