水磨

shuǐmò

noun #35,017

Measure Word

一座水磨 zuò

Meanings

1 water mill; watermill (mill driven by water power)
2 fine grinding with water (e.g. for flour or stone)

Characters

millstone, to grind

Examples

古镇里还保留着一座水磨。

Gǔzhèn lǐ hái bǎoliú zhe yí zuò shuǐmò.

An old water mill is still preserved in the historic town.

这种豆腐是用水磨工艺做的。

Zhè zhǒng dòufu shì yòng shuǐmò gōngyì zuò de.

This kind of tofu is made using the water-grinding method.

Tips

usage

Two related senses: (1) the physical water mill, (2) the wet-grinding process used for fine tofu, glutinous rice flour (水磨粉), and stone polishing. Distinguish from 水磨工夫 — patient, time-consuming effort.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

磨 mó