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Definitions

  1. 1. to rub

Example Sentences

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我在按 腳。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6014222)

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Words Containing 摩

萨摩
sà mó

Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc

摩门经
mó mén jīng

Book of Mormon

摩丝
mó sī

hair mousse (loanword)

摩卡咖啡
mó kǎ kā fēi

mocha coffee

摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng

fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)

摩鹿加群岛
mó lù jiā qún dǎo

Maluku Islands, Indonesia

摩擦力
mó cā lì

friction

提摩太前书
tí mó tài qián shū

First epistle of St Paul to Timothy

美属萨摩亚
měi shǔ sà mó yà

American Samoa

摩尼
mó ní

Mani (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism

摩天大厦
mó tiān dà shà

skyscraper

观摩
guān mó

to observe and emulate

摩根
mó gēn

Morgan (name)

摩托罗垃
mó tuō luó lā

Motorola (company)

所多玛与蛾摩拉
suǒ duō mǎ yǔ é mó lā

Sodom and Gomorrah

摩睺罗伽
mó hóu luó jiā

Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity

吉亚卡摩
jí yà kǎ mó

Giacomo (name)

摩的
mó dī

motorcycle taxi

哈摩辣
hā mó là

Gomorrah

摩擦
mó cā

friction

摩拜单车
mó bài dān chē

Mobike, operator of an app-driven bicycle-rental business in China, established in 2015

摩西
mó xī

Moses

踏板摩托车
tà bǎn mó tuō chē

scooter

罗摩诺索夫
luó mó nuò suǒ fū

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765), famous Russian chemist and polymath

摩诃
mó hē

transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great

摩肩接踵
mó jiān jiē zhǒng

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

达摩
dá mó

Dharma, the teaching of Buddha

摩托车的士
mó tuō chē dī shì

motorcycle taxi

摩门
mó mén

Mormon (religion)

摩西律法
mó xī lǜ fǎ

law of Moses

庵摩勒
ān mó lè

see 餘甘子|余甘子[yú gān zǐ]

摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng

to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others

摩挲
mó suō

to stroke

摩托车
mó tuō chē

(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle

科摩洛
kē mó luò

Comoros

提摩太后书
tí mó tài hòu shū

Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy

摩擦音
mó cā yīn

fricative (phonetics)

罗摩诺索夫山脊
luó mó nuò suǒ fū shān jǐ

Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean)

斯德哥尔摩
sī dé gē ěr mó

Stockholm, capital of Sweden

摩斯拉
mó sī lā

Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster

摩城
mó chéng

Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)

徐志摩
xú zhì mó

Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet

萨摩麟
sà mó lín

Samotherium (early giraffe)

福尔摩斯
fú ěr mó sī

Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[xiē luò kè · fú ěr mó sī]

福摩萨
fú mó sà

Formosa

摩尔定律
mó ěr dìng lǜ

Moore's law (computing)

摩斯电码
mó sī diàn mǎ

Morse code

摩卡
mó kǎ

mocha (loanword)

拿摩温
ná mó wēn

see 那摩溫|那摩温[nà mó wēn]

阿摩尼亚
ā mó ní yà

ammonia (loanword)

摩德纳
mó dé nà

Modena, Italy

阿摩尼亚水
ā mó ní yà shuǐ

ammonia solution

关塔那摩
guān tǎ nà mó

Guantanamo

毕摩
bì mó

shaman among the Yi ethnic group

摩蟹座
mó xiè zuò

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

摩根·弗里曼
mó gēn · fú lǐ màn

Morgan Freeman, American actor

摩天
mó tiān

skyscraping

关塔纳摩
guān tǎ nà mó

Guantanamo, Cuba

水上摩托
shuǐ shàng mó tuō

jet ski

摩斯密码
mó sī mì mǎ

Morse code

按摩棒
àn mó bàng

vibrator; dildo

歇洛克·福尔摩斯
xiē luò kè · fú ěr mó sī

Sherlock Holmes

爱斯基摩人
ài sī jī mó rén

Eskimo

斯摩棱斯克
sī mó léng sī kè

Smolensk (Russian city)

阿拉摩
ā lā mó

Alamo, city in United States

按摩
àn mó

massage

摩登
mó dēng

modern (loanword)

摩天大楼
mó tiān dà lóu

skyscraper

摩根士丹利
mó gēn shì dān lì

Morgan Stanley (financial services company)

摩登原始人
mó dēng yuán shǐ rén

The Flintstones (TV Series)

关塔那摩湾
guān tǎ nà mó wān

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

摩加迪沙
mó jiā dí shā

Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia

揣摩
chuǎi mó

to analyze

摩尔
mó ěr

Moore or Moor (name)

摩洛哥
mó luò gē

Morocco

摩挲
mā sa

(coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand

爱斯基摩
ài sī jī mó

Eskimo

庵摩落迦果
ān mó luò jiā guǒ

see 餘甘子|余甘子[yú gān zǐ]

摩尔根
mó ěr gēn

Morgan (name)

偏三轮摩托车
piān sān lún mó tuō chē

motorbike with sidecar

摩西五经
mó xī wǔ jīng

the Pentateuch

摩梭族
mó suō zú

Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan

萨摩耶
sà mó yé

Samoyed (dog)

摩萨德
mó sà dé

Mossad

摩尔门经
mó ěr mén jīng

Book of Mormon

摩天楼
mó tiān lóu

skyscraper

鸠摩罗什
jiū mó luó shí

Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts

水上摩托车
shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē

jet ski

摩揭陀
mó jiē tuó

Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism

抚摩
fǔ mó

to stroke

摩尔人
mó ěr rén

a Moor

摩梭
mó suō

Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan

摩诃婆罗多
mó hē pó luó duō

Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[luó mó yǎn nà], possibly originally c. 4th century BC

西萨摩亚
xī sà mó yà

Western Samoa

科摩罗
kē mó luó

Union of Comoros

摩苏尔
mó sū ěr

Mosul (Iraqi city)

摩羯
mó jié

Capricorn (star sign)

萨摩亚
sà mó yà

Samoa

摩纳哥
mó nà gē

Monaco

摩托
mó tuō

motor (loanword)

摩西的律法
mó xī de lǜ fǎ

Mosaic Law

菩提达摩
pú tí dá mó

Bodhidharma

罗摩衍那
luó mó yǎn nà

the Ramayana (Indian epic)

摩尼教
mó ní jiào

Manichaeism

摩羯座
mó jié zuò

Capricornus

摩托罗拉
mó tuō luó lā

Motorola

摩亨佐·达罗
mó hēng zuǒ · dá luó

Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site

提摩太
tí mó tài

Timothy

索多玛与哈摩辣
suǒ duō mǎ yǔ hā mó là

Sodom and Gomorrah

摩天轮
mó tiān lún

Ferris wheel

蛾摩拉
é mó lā

Gomorrah

摩尔门
mó ěr mén

Mormon (religion)

按摩师
àn mó shī

masseur; massage therapist

摩尔斯电码
mó ěr sī diàn mǎ

Morse code

萨摩耶犬
sà mó yē quǎn

Samoyed (dog)