碾磨

水磨 shuǐmò #35,017

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

零落成泥碾作尘 língluòchéngníniǎnzuòchén

fallen, scattered, crushed into mud and ground to dust / (fig.) even ruined and destroyed, the essence remains pure / (lit.) scattered-falling, become mud, crushed-into dust

铁杵磨成针 tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn

to grind an iron pestle into a needle / with enough perseverance, any task can be accomplished / slow and steady effort conquers anything

推磨 tuīmò #28,418

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

磨 mó HSK 6 #4,897

to grind; to polish; to sharpen / to wear down; to erode / to dawdle; to waste time (colloquial)

碾 niǎn #10,303

to grind / to crush / to roll over / to husk

磨坊 mòfáng #16,361

mill / flour mill

研磨 yánmó #32,519

to grind / to mill / to polish by abrasion

磨杵成针 móchǔchéngzhēn

grinding an iron pestle into a needle / unwavering perseverance at a hard task

研磨器 yánmóqì

grinder / grater / mill (for spices, coffee, etc.)