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磨蹭

mó ceng · mo ceng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to rub lightly
  2. to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
  3. to pester; to nag
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Slippers at the door

  1. Liangliang

    快点(kuàidiǎn)，电影(diànyǐng)七点(qīdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)，你(nǐ)还在(háizài)磨蹭(móceng)什么(shénme)？

    Hurry, the movie starts at seven. What are you dawdling for?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)我的(wǒde)蓝色(lánsè)袜子(wàzi)。

    I'm looking for my blue socks.

  3. Liangliang

    袜子(wàzi)不都(bùdōu)一样(yīyàng)吗(ma)？别(bié)磨蹭(móceng)了(le)！

    Aren't all socks the same? Stop dawdling!

  4. Dengdeng

    不一样(bùyīyàng)，这(zhè)双(shuāng)有(yǒu)小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)。

    Not the same. This pair has little stars.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)出门(chūmén)都(dōu)磨蹭(móceng)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)迟到(chídào)了(le)。

    You dawdle every time we go out. We're going to be late.

  6. Dengdeng

    好了(hǎole)，走吧(zǒuba)！哎(āi)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)穿着(chuānzhe)拖鞋(tuōxié)？

    Okay, let's go! Hey, why are you still in slippers?

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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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