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磨刀

磨
刀
to hone (a knife)

Characters and words in 磨刀

磨
mó = m + o2
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
Add a new mnemonic for 磨 = 石 + 麻
磨
mò = m + o4
grindstone / to grind / to turn round
Add a new mnemonic for 磨 = 石 + 麻
刀
dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
Add a new mnemonic for 刀 = ㇆ + 丿

Words with 磨刀

磨刀石 磨刀霍霍 磨刀不誤砍柴工 磨刀不误砍柴工 細磨刀石 细磨刀石
磨
刀
石
whetstone (for honing knives)
磨
刀
霍
霍
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle
磨
磨
刀
刀
不
不
误
誤
砍
砍
柴
柴
工
工
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved

Sentences with 磨刀

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