mó ceng

磨 蹭

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1
v.metamove slowly
- zhè liú làng hàn bù huāng bù máng mó ceng de zǒu zhe
  这流浪汉不慌不忙，磨蹭地走着。
  The tramp did not hurry, but just jogged along.
- tā zài hòu miàn mó ceng bù xiǎng gǎn shàng lai
  他在后面磨蹭，不想赶上来。
  He is dawdling behind, not wanting to catch up.
synonym
tuō lā拖拉 mò ji磨叽 yū huǎn迂缓
antonym
má li麻利
2
v.lightly rub
- tā bù xiǎo xīn diē dǎo le gē bo mó ceng le
  她不小心跌倒了，胳膊磨蹭了。
  She accidentally fell down and her arm dawdled.
3
v.pester; plague
- mó ceng le bàn tiān tā cái dā ying
  磨蹭了半天他才答应。
  It took him a long time to agree.

Reduplication
"磨蹭" can be reduplicated, for example: "磨磨蹭蹭".
- 你们磨磨蹭蹭的，事情什么时候能做完？
  If you go on dawdling like this, when will you ever be able to finish?

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