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推磨

tuīmò
verb #28,418

Meanings

  1. 1 to turn a millstone; to grind grain with a hand mill
  2. 2 (figurative) to keep working steadily; to toil

Examples

有钱能使鬼推磨，金钱的力量真的很大。
Yǒuqián néng shǐ guǐtuīmò, jīnqián de lìliàng zhēnde hěn dà.
Money can make even a ghost turn the millstone — the power of money is truly enormous.
农村的老人还记得以前推磨磨面的日子。
Nóngcūn de lǎorén hái jìdé yǐqián tuīmò mó miànde rìzi.
Elderly villagers still remember the days of turning the millstone to grind flour.

Tips

culture
推磨 appears in the famous proverb 有钱能使鬼推磨 — 'with money you can make a ghost turn a millstone,' meaning money is an irresistible force.

Stroke Order

推 tuī
磨 mó