Chinese word dictionary

摩登

mó dēng · modern (loanword); fashionable

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Word information

Simplified摩登

Traditional摩登

Pinyinmó dēng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

摩mó

to scour, to rub, to grind; friction

登dēng

to rise, to mount, to board, to climb

How to learn 摩登

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

登机dēngjī

to board a plane

登dēng

to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

登记dēngjì

to register (one's name)

登录dēnglù

to register; to log in

按摩ànmó

massage; to massage

摩托车mótuōchē

(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]