磨 ⇒
折磨 zhémó, to torment/to torture
磨 mó/mò, to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pe...
琢磨 zhuómó/zuómo, to carve and polish (jade)/to polish and refine a literary work, to ponder/to mu...
磨蹭 móceng, to rub lightly/to move slowly/to dawdle/to dillydally/to pester/to nag
消磨 xiāomó, to wear down/to sap/to whittle away/to while away/to idle away
磨损 mósǔn, [磨損], wear and tear/abrasion
磨难 mónàn, [磨難], a torment/a trial/tribulation/a cross (to bear)/well-tried
磨坊 mòfáng, mill
磨练 móliàn, [磨練], to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance
打磨 dǎmó, polish/grind
磨牙 móyá, to grind one's teeth (during sleep)/pointless arguing/(coll.) molar
推磨 磨合 móhé, to break in/to wear in
磨灭 mómiè, [磨滅], to obliterate/to erase
磨床 móchuáng, grinding machine/grinder
研磨 yánmó, milling/to grind/to polish by grinding/to abrade/whetstone/pestle
不可磨灭 bùkěmómiè, [不可磨滅], indelible
水磨 磨砺 mólì, [磨礪], to sharpen on grindstone/to improve oneself by practice
磨擦 mócā, variant of 摩擦[mó cā]
临阵磨枪 磨炼 móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
好事多磨 hǎoshìduōmó, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
磨光 móguāng, to polish
磨刀 módāo, to hone (a knife)
磨砂玻璃 磨刀石 módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
软磨 磨刀霍霍 módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
磨合期 磨工 耐磨 nàimó, wear resistant
十年磨一剑 水磨石 shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
磨洋工 móyánggōng, to idle on the job
磨光机 拉磨 水磨坊
炼 ⇒
锻炼 duànliàn, [鍛鍊], to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develo...
炼狱 liànyù, [煉獄], purgatory
炼 liàn, [煉]/[鍊], to refine/to smelt, variant of 鏈|链[liàn], chain/variant of 煉|炼[liàn]
提炼 tíliàn, [提煉], to extract (ore, minerals etc)/to refine/to purify/to process
炼油厂 liànyóuchǎng, [煉油廠], oil refinery
精炼 jīngliàn, [精煉], to refine (a substance)/to purify/to refine (one's skills, writing etc)/refined/...
炼金术 liànjīnshù, [煉金術], alchemy
修炼 xiūliàn, [修煉], (of Taoists) to practice austerities/to practice asceticism
磨炼 móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]
炼铁 liàntiě, [煉鐵], smelting iron
炼钢 liàngāng, [煉鋼], steelmaking
炼丹 liàndān, [煉丹], to concoct pills of immortality
炼乳 liànrǔ, [煉乳], to condense milk (by evaporation)/condensed milk
熔炼 róngliàn, [熔煉], to smelt
冶炼 yěliàn, [冶煉], to smelt metal
锤炼 冶炼厂 炼焦炉 liànjiāolú, [煉焦爐], coking furnace
炼油 liànyóu, [煉油], oil refinery
炼化 liànhuà, [煉化], to refine/refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼制 liànzhì, [煉製], (chemistry) to refine