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磨损

mó sǔn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 磨損

磨损 (mó sǔn) means "to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 磨损 means

1. to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out

The characters in 磨损

• 磨móto rub; to grind; to polish
• 损sǔn(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage…

Example sentences

• 自行车当然会磨损，但只要你保养得好，就能骑很长一段时间。
  Bicycles wear out, of course, but with proper care they may be made to last a long time.
• 在这个社会里一切都是用完即丢, 用东西直到它磨损是一种美德。
  Zài zhège shèhuì lǐ yīqiè dōu shì yòngwán jí diū, yòng dōngxi zhídào tā mósǔn shì yīzhǒng měidé.
  In this society where everything is disposable, it is a virtue to use something until it wears out.

Words starting with 磨损

• 磨损率mó sǔn lǜattrition rate

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