磨蹭

mó ceng · mo ceng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to rub lightly
  2. to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
  3. to pester; to nag

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)磨(mó)蹭(cèng)什(shén)么(me)呀(ya),快(kuài)点(diǎn)去(qù)吧(ba)。

What are you lingering for? Hurry up and go.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

别(bié)磨(mó)蹭(ceng)了(le),火(huǒ)车(chē)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)了(le)。

Stop dawdling, the train is about to leave.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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