Definition
磨蹭 has two main meanings: (1) to rub or stroke something lightly, often with the hand; (2) to move slowly or waste time, or to pester someone persistently. The dawdling sense is more common in everyday speech, while the rubbing sense is more literal.
v.
to rub or stroke gentlyto dawdleto move slowlyto pesterto nag
Examples
- 磨蹭。Tā yòng shǒu qīngqīng de mó ceng zhe zhuōzi.He gently rubbed the table with his hand.
- 磨蹭，！Bié mó ceng le, wǒmen kuài chídào le!Stop dawdling, we're going to be late!
- 磨蹭。Háizi yìzhí mó ceng zhe māma yào mǎi wánjù.The child kept pestering his mom to buy a toy.
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