磨蹭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
磨蹭 Usage and Examples
dawdle
dilly-dally
procrastinate
他没有在选择合伙人上面磨磨蹭蹭。
He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
我可不能磨磨蹭蹭了—老板要见我。
I can't hang about—the boss wants to see me.
The characters in 磨蹭
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 磨
- mó磨yi一mó磨grind, sharpen
- mó磨bù不kāi开Too embarrassed, Shy about imposing
- mó磨bù不lín磷niè涅bù不zī缁Unyielding and incorruptible., Impervious to corruption.
- mó磨bú不guò过shēn身lái来cannot get around to it, too swamped
- mó磨le了bàn半tiān天spent half a day, took half a day
- mó磨shāng伤abrasion, chafe
- mó磨guāng光To polish
- mó磨chū出grind out, form by grinding
- mó磨chū出le了developed, honed
- mó磨dāo刀sharpen a knife, whet a knife
- mó磨dāo刀shí石Whetstone, Grindstone
- mó磨lì利sharpen, hone
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Open the tool →Questions about 磨蹭
What does 磨蹭 mean in Chinese?
磨蹭 (mó cèng) means “dawdle, dilly-dally, procrastinate”.
How do you pronounce 磨蹭?
磨蹭 is pronounced mó cèng in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “dawdle” in Chinese?
“dawdle” is 磨蹭 (mó cèng) in Chinese.
How is 磨蹭 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 磨蹭, each with pinyin and an English translation.