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打旋磨子 — “To turn the millstone”

打旋磨子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeatedly pester or try to curry favor with someone in order to achieve a goal; to make persistent overtures for a favor”. Literally, “To turn the millstone”.

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打旋磨子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

打旋磨子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
旋
xuán11rotate, spin, return, immediately
磨
mò16grind, rub, or polish
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 打旋磨子

为了让邻居帮忙照看宠物,她已经打好几天的旋磨子了。
She has been repeatedly trying to curry favor with her neighbor for days, hoping to get help with pet-sitting.

Idioms Related to 打旋磨子

Synonyms of 打旋磨子

  • dǎ打xuán旋mó磨ér儿persistently pester someone for something

More idioms starting with 打

  • dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
  • dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
  • dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
  • dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
  • dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
  • dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
  • dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
  • dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
  • dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
  • dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
  • dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
  • dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public

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Questions about 打旋磨子

What does 打旋磨子 mean?

打旋磨子 (dǎ xuán mò zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeatedly pester or try to curry favor with someone in order to achieve a goal; to make persistent overtures for a favor”.

How do you pronounce 打旋磨子?

打旋磨子 is pronounced dǎ xuán mò zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 打旋磨子 literally mean?

Literally, 打旋磨子 means “to turn the millstone”. It is used to mean “to repeatedly pester or try to curry favor with someone in order to achieve a goal; to make persistent overtures for a favor”.

What is the Chinese definition of 打旋磨子?

转动磨子,反复不停。比喻向人有所要求献殷勤

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