墨
surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico
墨
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
妺
wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty
嬷
dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]; Taiwan pr. [ma1]
抹
to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
抹
to plaster; to go around; to skirt
摸
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
末
tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
模
to imitate; model; norm; pattern
没
drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
眽
to gaze; to ogle to look at
磨
to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist
磨
grindstone; to grind; to turn round
秣
feed a horse with grain; horse feed
莫
do not; there is none who
貉
old term for northern peoples; silent
貊
name of a wild tribe; silent
镆
sword; moscovium (chemistry)
靺
name of a tribe; socks; stockings
馍
small loaf of steamed bread
蓦
leap on or over; suddenly
髍
paralysis of one side of the body
默
silent; to write from memory
万俟
polysyllabic surname Moqi
墨刑
corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
墨子
Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mo4 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
墨守成规
hidebound by convention (idiom)
墨家
Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
墨巴本
Mbabane, capital of Swaziland (Tw)
墨斗
carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
墨水儿
erhua variant of 墨水[mo4 shui3]
墨江哈尼族自治县
Mojiang Ha'ni Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
墨江县
Mojiang Ha'ni autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
墨渍
ink stain; ink blot; spot; smudge
墨尔钵
see 墨爾本|墨尔本[Mo4 er3 ben3]
墨玉
Qaraqash Nahiyisi; Karakash county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
墨玉县
Qaraqash Nahiyisi; Karakash county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
墨竹工卡
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
墨竹工卡县
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
墨索里尼
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, 'Il Duce', president 1922-1943
墨累达令流域
Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia
墨绿
dark green; forest green
墨线
inked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
墨翟
original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
墨者
Mohist; follower of Mohist school
墨脱
Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
墨脱县
Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
墨西哥城
Mexico City, capital of Mexico
墨西拿
Messina, Sicilian city
墨西拿海峡
Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
墨角兰
marjoram (Origanum majorana)
墨迹
ink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person
墨镜
sunglasses; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1],副[fu4]
嬷嬷
(dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun
抹一鼻子灰
lit. to rub one's nose with dust; to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
抹不下脸
to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
抹刀
scraper; trowel; putty knife
抹平
to flatten; to level; to smooth out
抹杀
to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
抹灰
to plaster; to render (a wall); (fig.) to bring shame on; also pr. [mo4 hui1]
抹煞
variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]
抹片
smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
抹胸
old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
抹脖子
to slit one's own throat; to commit suicide
抹茶
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
抹香鲸
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus); cachalot
抹黑
to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
摩亨佐·达罗
Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site
摩加迪休
Mogadishu, capital of Somalia (Tw)
摩加迪沙
Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
摩城
Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)
摩天
skyscraping; towering into the sky
摩天大厦
skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
摩天大楼
skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
摩天楼
skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
摩天轮
Ferris wheel; observation wheel
摩娑
variant of 摩挲[mo2 suo1]
摩尼
Manes (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism
摩托
motor (loanword); motorbike
摩托车
motorbike; motorcycle (loanword); CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]
摩拜单车
Mobike, operator of an app-driven bicycle-rental business in China, established in 2015
摩拳擦掌
fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom); to roll up one's sleeves for battle; eager to get into action or start on a task
摩揭陀
Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism
摩擦
friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦
摩斯拉
Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster
摩根·弗里曼
Morgan Freeman, American actor
摩根士丹利
Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
摩梭
Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
摩梭族
Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
摩尔
Moore or Moor (name); see also 摩爾人|摩尔人[Mo2 er3 ren2]
摩尔多瓦
Moldova; Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania
摩登
modern (loanword); fashionable
摩登原始人
The Flintstones (TV Series)
摩的
motorcycle taxi; abbr. for 摩托車的士|摩托车的士[mo2 tuo1 che1 di1 shi4]
摩睺罗伽
Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity; a protector deity of Buddhist law
摩羯
Capricorn (star sign); northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
摩肩接踵
lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps; a thronging crowd
摩蟹座
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac); used erroneously for 魔羯座
摩西五经
the Pentateuch; the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
摩诃
transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great
摩诃婆罗多
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[Luo2 mo2 yan3 na4], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
摩顶放踵
to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others; to wear oneself out for the general good
摩鹿加群岛
Maluku Islands, Indonesia
摸不着
can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
摸不着边
irrelevant; can't make head or tail of
摸不着头脑
to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
摸吧
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
摸底
to have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding
摸彩
to draw lots; raffle; lottery
摸爬滚打
to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸牌
to draw a tile (at mahjong); to play mahjong
摸石头过河
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously
摸索
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
摸着石头过河
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom); to advance step by step; to feel one's way around
摸象
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
摸鱼
to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
摸黑
to grope about in the dark
摹仿
variant of 模仿[mo2 fang3]
摹写
to trace over; to copy (a calligraphy model); facsimile; (fig.) to depict; to portray
摹拟
variant of 模擬|模拟[mo2 ni3]
末代皇帝
the Last Emperor, biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 by Bernardo Bertolucci
末任
(of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
末伏
middle ten days of August, the last of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
末名奖品
booby prize; wooden spoon
末席
end seat; place for less senior person
末年
the final years (of a regime)
末座
end seat; final place (for less senior person)
末日
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
末日
last day; end; final days; doomsday
末期
end (of a period); last part; final phase
末梢
tip; end; last few days
末段
final segment; last stage
末煤
slack coal (final poor quality coal)
末班车
last bus or train; last chance
末节
inessentials; minor detail
末篇
final installment; last phase; end
末叶
final years; end (of a decade, era etc)
末艺
small skill; my humble capabilities
末药
myrrh (Commiphora myrrha); also written 沒藥|没药
末路
end of the road; final road; fig. dead end; impasse
末速
speed at the end of the trajectory; speed in the final stage
末愿
final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church)
模仿
to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model
模仿品
imitation product; counterfeit; fake
模似
to simulate; to emulate
模型
model; mold; matrix; pattern
模块
module (in software); functional unit; component part
模写
variant of 摹寫|摹写[mo2 xie3]
模式标本
type specimen (used to define a species)
模式种
type species (used to define a genus in taxonomy)
模态
modal (computing, linguistics)
模拟
imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital)
模数
analog-to-digital; abbr. for 模擬到數字|模拟到数字
模数转换器
analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
模特
(fashion) model (loanword)
模特儿
(fashion) model (loanword)
模棱
ambiguous; undecided and unclear
模糊
vague; indistinct; fuzzy
模糊不清
indistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age
模组
(hardware or software) module (computing)
没奈何
to have no alternative; to be helpless
没收
to confiscate; to seize
没药
myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
没齿不忘
lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out; to remember as long as one lives; unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
漠不关心
not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent
漠北
Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)
漠南
Inner Mongolia (lit. south of the Gobi Desert)
漠河
Mohe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
漠河县
Mohe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
漠然
indifferent; apathetic; cold
漠然置之
to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent; cold and uncaring
漠视
to ignore; to neglect; to treat with contempt
漠鵖
(bird species of China) desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
眽眽
variant of 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]
磨人
annoying; bothersome; to fret; to be peevish
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
磨合
to break in; to wear in
磨唧
to be very slow; to dawdle
磨叽
(dialect) to dawdle; to waste time; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
磨嘴
to argue pointlessly; to talk incessant nonsense; to blather
磨嘴皮子
to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather; to talk incessant nonsense; blah blah
磨子
mill; grain mill; millstone
磨工病
grinder's disease; silicosis; also written 矽末病
磨床
grinding machine; grinder
磨得开
unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation
磨快
to sharpen; to grind (knife blades)
磨拳擦掌
variant of 摩拳擦掌[mo1 quan2 ca1 zhang3]
磨损
wear and tear; abrasion
磨杵成针
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
磨灭
to obliterate; to erase
磨烦
to pester; to bother sb incessantly; to delay; to prevaricate
磨牙
to grind one's teeth (during sleep); pointless arguing; (coll.) molar
磨盘
lower millstone; tray of a mill
磨石砂砾
millstone grit; coarse sandstone
磨砂
to scrub with an abrasive; to sand; frosted (e.g. glass)
磨砂机
sander; sanding machine
磨破口舌
incessant complaining
磨破嘴皮
to talk until one is blue in the face
磨破嘴皮子
to wear out one's lips (idiom); to talk until one is blue in the face; to repeat again and again
磨磨蹭蹭
to dillydally; slow-going
磨砺
to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice
磨穿铁砚
to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom)
磨练
to temper oneself; to steel oneself; self-discipline; endurance
磨耗
wear and tear; wearing out by friction
磨制石器
a polished stone (neolithic) implement
磨豆腐
to grumble; to chatter away incessantly
磨蹭
to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally; to pester; to nag
磨难
a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried
膜孔
hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone
膜拜
to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level; to worship
膜炎
inflammation of membrane; membranitis
膜翅目
Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
莫不
none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone
莫不是
probably; perhaps; could it be that...?
莫不然
equally true for (all the rest); the same thing applies (for everyone)
莫不闻
there is no-one who doesn't know that
莫不逾侈
there is no-one who is not extravagant
莫伊谢耶夫
Moiseyev (name); Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company
莫伯日
Maubeuge (French city)
莫杰斯特
Modest (name); Modeste (name)
莫内
Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈[Mo4 nai4]
莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
莫可名状
indescribable (joy); inexpressible (pleasure)
莫可奈何
see 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
莫可指数
countless; innumerable
莫名
indescribable; ineffable
莫名其妙
unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
莫哈韦沙漠
Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
莫塔马湾
Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)
莫大
greatest; most important
莫奈
Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
莫尼卡·莱温斯基
Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern
莫扎特
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
莫扎里拉
mozzarella (loanword)
莫斯特
Mousterian (a Palaeolithic culture)
莫斯科
Moscow, capital of Russia
莫明其妙
variant of 莫名其妙[mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4]
莫札特
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw)
莫泊桑
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer
莫洛尼
Moroni, capital of Comoros (Tw)
莫测高深
enigmatic; beyond one's depth; unfathomable
莫尔兹比港
Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea
莫罗尼
Moroni, capital of Comoros
莫耳
(chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)
莫卧儿王朝
Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)
莫衷一是
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice; no unanimous decision; still a matter of discussion
莫言
Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
莫讲
let alone; not to speak of (all the others)
莫迪
Modi (name); Narendra Modi (1950-), Indian BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party or Indian People's Party) politician, Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001, PM from 2014
莫逆
very friendly; intimate
莫逆之交
intimate friendship; bosom buddies
莫里哀
Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy
莫霍洛维奇
Andrija Mohorovichich or Mohorovičić (1857-1936), Croatian geologist and seismologist who discovered the Mohorovichich discontinuity or Moho
莫霍洛维奇不连续面
Mohorovichich discontinuity (lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere); abbr. to Moho 莫霍面
莫霍面
Moho (Mohorovichich discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
莫非
can it be possible that; could it be
莫高窟
Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
蘑菇
mushroom; to pester; to dawdle
蓦地里
suddenly; unexpectedly
魔女
witch; sorceress; enchantress
魔宫
lit. devils' castle; place occupied by sinister forces
魔宫传奇
The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco
魔幻
magical; magic; illusion
魔怔
crazed; possessed; bewitched
魔怪
demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
魔戒
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]
魔掌
the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)
魔方
Rubik's cube; magic cube
魔棒
a wizard's wand (notion borrowed from Western fantasy fiction)
魔法师
magician; wizard; sorcerer
魔兽世界
World of Warcraft (video game)
魔王
devil king; evil person
魔窟
lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces
魔羯座
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
魔术方块
Rubik's cube; magic cube
魔都
Modu, nickname for Shanghai
魔障
Mara (the demon of temptation)
魔难
variant of 磨難|磨难[mo2 nan4]
魔高一丈,道高一尺
the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
魔鬼岛
Devil's Island, notorious French prison off the coast of French Guyana
魔鬼粘
Velcro fastener; touch fastener
默克尔
Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005
默哀
to observe a moment of silence in tribute
默多克
Murdoch (name); Rupert Murdoch (1931-), media magnate
默契
tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight
默念
to read silently; to mouth (the words of a prayer etc); to say to oneself; to contemplate inwardly
默想
silent contemplation; to meditate; to think in silence
默拉皮
Merapi (volcano on Java)
默示
to hint; to imply; implied; tacit
默祷
silent prayer; pray in silence
默算
mental arithmetic; to figure out
默罕默德
Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God; also written 穆罕默德
默西河
Mersey River, through Liverpool
默记
to learn by heart; to commit to memory; to remember; to memorize in silence
默许
to accept tacitly; acquiescence
默认
to agree tacitly; tacit approval; default (setting)
默诵佛号
to chant the names of Buddha
默默
in silence; not speaking
默默无闻
obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity