Chinese words starting with “mo”
38 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable mo. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial m · final o · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 2nd tone 18
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 16
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 38 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 模式 | mó shì | n | mode; method; pattern | |
| 2 | 摸 | mō | v | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | |
| 3 | 模型 | mó xíng | n | model; mold; matrix; pattern | |
| 4 | 末 | mò | f,g | tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man | |
| 5 | 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | n | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle | |
| 6 | 膜 | mó | n | membrane; film | |
| 7 | 陌生 | mò shēng | a,ad | strange; unfamiliar | |
| 8 | 抹 | mǒ | v,q | to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc | |
| 9 | 模仿 | mó fǎng | v,vn | to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model | |
| 10 | 磨 | mó | v,n | to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist | |
| 11 | 模拟 | mó nǐ | vn,v,b | imitation; to simulate; to imitate; analog (device, as opposed to digital) | |
| 12 | 模糊 | mó hu | a,v | vague; indistinct; fuzzy | |
| 13 | 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | n | devil | |
| 14 | 没收 | mò shōu | v | to confiscate; to seize | |
| 15 | 魔术 | mó shù | n | magic | |
| 16 | 墨 | mò | n,b | ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead | |
| 17 | 默契 | mò qì | a,an | tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight | |
| 18 | 莫名其妙 | mò míng qí miào | l | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable | |
| 19 | 模范 | mó fàn | n,d | model; fine example | |
| 20 | 默默 | mò mò | d,z | in silence; not speaking | |
| 21 | 摩擦 | mó cā | vn,v | friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦 | |
| 22 | 末日 | mò rì | n | last day; end; final days; doomsday | |
| 23 | 蘑菇 | mó gu | n | mushroom; to pester; to dawdle | |
| 24 | 摩托 | mó tuō | n | motor (loanword); motorbike | |
| 25 | 莫非 | mò fēi | d,v | can it be possible that; could it be | |
| 26 | 磨损 | mó sǔn | v,vn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out | |
| 27 | 莫过于 | mò guò yú | v | nothing can surpass | |
| 28 | 摸索 | mō suo | v,vn | to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly | |
| 29 | 磨难 | mó nàn | n | a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried | |
| 30 | 墨水 | mò shuǐ | n | ink | |
| 31 | 默默无闻 | mò mò wú wén | v | obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity | |
| 32 | 没落 | mò luò | v,vn | to decline; to wane | |
| 33 | 磨合 | mó hé | v,vn | to break in; to wear in | |
| 34 | 抹杀 | mǒ shā | v | to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress | |
| 35 | 模特儿 | mó tè r | (fashion) model (loanword) | ||
| 36 | 漠然 | mò rán | z | indifferent; apathetic; cold | |
| 37 | 默读 | mò dú | v | to read in silence | |
| 38 | 墨水儿 | mò shuǐ r | erhua variant of 墨水; ink |
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