磨合期

móhéqī

noun #55,897

Measure Word

一段磨合期 duàn

Meanings

1 running-in period
2 period of adjustment
3 (of a relationship) adjustment phase

Characters

Examples

新同事之间总有个磨合期。

Xīn tóngshì zhījiān zǒng yǒu ge móhéqī.

There's always a running-in period between new colleagues.

他们刚结婚，还在磨合期。

Tāmen gāng jiéhūn, hái zài móhéqī.

They just got married and are still in the adjustment phase.

Tips

usage

Originally a mechanical term (CC-CEDICT gives 磨合 as 'to break in, to wear in' — like running in a new engine). Now routinely applied to couples, teams, and new hires during their first weeks or months together.

Stroke Order

磨 mó

合 hé

期 qī