Chinese word dictionary

磨快

mó kuài · to sharpen; to grind (knife blades)

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Word information

Simplified磨快

Traditional磨快

Pinyinmó kuài

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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磨mó

millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out

快kuài

speedy, rapid, quick; soon

How to learn 磨快

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Words with the same characters

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快kuài

rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant

快乐kuàilè

happy; joyful

快要kuàiyào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

凉快liángkuai

pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off; (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing; (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out

赶快gǎnkuài

quickly; at once

加快jiākuài

to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten