HSK 6 · Verbs

磨合 móhé “to break in” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 磨合 means

  1. to break in
  2. to wear in
  3. to adjust to each other

How to say 磨合

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale磨mó2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

磨合 in a sentence

  1. 新车需要一段时间的磨合。

    Xīn chē xūyào yí duàn shíjiān de móhé.

    A new car needs some time to be run in.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 新同事之间需要时间磨合。

    Xīn tóngshì zhījiān xūyào shíjiān móhé.

    New colleagues need time to get used to each other.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 磨合 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 磨 (mo) with each of its parts in a different colour
磨móto rub
  • 麻hemp · máSound part
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 麻 (má) hints at the sound. Compare it with mó.

The character 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 磨合

磨 16 strokes · 合 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

磨合 (móhé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 磨合 (móhé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 磨合

Words with 磨

琢磨zuómo · to ponder折磨zhémo · to torment

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with适合shìhé · to fit合格hégé · to meet the standard required合适héshì · suitable合影héyǐng · to take a joint photo集合jíhé · to gather结合jiéhé · to combine联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble

More words: Common Verbs

弥补míbǔ · to make up for密封mìfēng · to seal up弥漫mímàn · to fill the air命名mìngmíng · to name抹杀mǒshā · to write off摸索mōsuǒ · to grope谋求móuqiú · to seek目睹mùdǔ · to witness

FAQs

磨合 (móhé) means “to break in” or “to wear in”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it móhé: mó with a 2nd tone, then hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 磨合 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mohe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 磨合 from the suggestions. Typing mohe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
磨合 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.