磨损
mósǔn
to wear down; wear and tear
Characters in this word
损 sǔn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 员 employee
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 车辆长期超载会加速轮胎磨损，并显著增加事故风险。 Chēliàng chángqī chāozài huì jiāsù lúntāi mósǔn, bìng xiǎnzhù zēngjiā shìgù fēngxiǎn. Long-term overloading of vehicles will accelerate tyre wear and significantly increase accident risks.
- 这双鞋穿了三年，鞋底已经磨损得很厉害。 Zhè shuāng xié chuān le sān nián, xiédǐ yǐjīng mósǔn de hěn lìhai. I have worn these shoes for three years, and the soles are badly worn.
- 自行车的刹车片磨损后要及时更换。 Zìxíngchē de shāchēpiàn mósǔn hòu yào jíshí gēnghuàn. Bicycle brake pads should be replaced promptly once worn.
Related words
- 打磨 dǎmó to polish; to refine
- 磨 mó to grind; polish; wear down
- 磨合 móhé to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together
- 磨炼 móliàn to temper; to steel; to train through hardship
- 磨难 mónàn hardship; suffering; tribulation
- 消磨 xiāomó to kill time; to wear away
- 折磨 zhémó to torment; to torture; to make suffer
- 琢磨 zuómo to ponder; to polish through careful thought or work
- 损害 sǔnhài to harm; to damage
- 损失 sǔnshī loss; damage
- 亏损 kuīsǔn to lose money
- 损坏 sǔnhuài to damage