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莫

mò

do not, is not, can not; negative

Strokes
11
Radical
艸
HSK
6
Tone
4

Other readings: mù

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 她真是让我莫不着头脑。

    Tā zhēn shi ràng wǒ mò bù zhe tóu nǎo

    I couldn't make her out at all.

  • 出柜需要莫大的勇气。

    Chū guì xū yào mò dà de yǒng qì

    Coming out of the closet requires tremendous courage.

  • 哀莫大于心死

    Āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ

    Nothing is more sad than stupidity and apathy.

  • 我的梦想是在莫斯科里学习俄语。

    Wǒ de mèng xiǎng shì zài Mò sī kē lǐ xué xí É yǔ

    My dream is to study Russian in Moscow.

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Words containing 莫

  • 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào 4–2–2–4(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
  • 莫非mò fēi 4–1 can it be possible that; could it be
  • 莫过于mò guò yú 4–4–2nothing can surpass
  • 一筹莫展yī chóu mò zhǎn 1–2–4–3 → 4–2–4–3to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
  • 变幻莫测biàn huàn mò cè 4–4–4–4to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous