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磨了半天
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磨了半天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

磨了半天 Usage and Examples

spent half a day

took half a day

struggled for half a day

labored for half a day

The characters in 磨了半天

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
磨
mó16grind, rub, or polish
了
le2completion or change
半
bàn5half
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

More 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
  • mó磨hé合break in, run in

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Questions about 磨了半天

What does 磨了半天 mean in Chinese?

磨了半天 (mó le bàn tiān) means “spent half a day, took half a day, struggled for half a day, labored for half a day”.

How do you pronounce 磨了半天?

磨了半天 is pronounced mó le bàn tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “spent half a day” in Chinese?

“spent half a day” is 磨了半天 (mó le bàn tiān) in Chinese.

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