磨蹭 meaning in English
to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
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Meaning of 磨蹭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
móceng
- to rub lightly
- to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
- to pester; to nag
磨蹭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你磨蹭什么呀，快点去吧。
What are you lingering for? Hurry up and go.
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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蹭 cèng · to rub against · 19 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 磨蹭.
| 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 |
| 消磨 | xiāomó | to wear down; to sap |
| 磨磨蹭蹭 | mómócèngcèng | to dillydally; slow-going |
| 磨练 | móliàn | to temper oneself; to steel oneself |
Questions about 磨蹭
What does 磨蹭 mean?
磨蹭 (móceng) means "to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally".
How do you write 磨蹭?
磨蹭 is made of 2 characters: 磨 (16 strokes), 蹭 (19 strokes). That is 35 strokes in total.