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磨合

móhé

to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together

A red and a green gear turning together
Memory picture

Characters in this word

磨 mó

Strokes
16
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
麻 hemp, flax, sesame 石 stone, rock, mineral
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

Example phrases

  • 这支跨国团队经过几个月的磨合,终于形成了稳定的决策流程。 Zhè zhī kuàguó tuánduì jīngguò jǐ ge yuè de móhé, zhōngyú xíngchéng le wěndìng de juécè liúchéng. After several months of adjustment, this multinational team finally formed a stable decision-making process.
  • 新买的车需要磨合一段时间才能开快。 Xīn mǎi de chē xūyào móhé yí duàn shíjiān cái néng kāi kuài. A newly bought car needs a running-in period before you can drive it fast.
  • 刚结婚的夫妻总要经历一段磨合期。 Gāng jiéhūn de fūqī zǒng yào jīnglì yí duàn móhéqī. Newlyweds always go through a period of adjusting to each other.

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