末 mò — end; tip; bottom; tail; fringe; extremity; conclusion
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Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #193
mò mo4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
- (指事。金文字形。“木”上加一点,指明树木末梢所在处。本义:树梢)
- tip of tree e.g 末梢 末大 · 末大必折 · 末杪
- last stage;the end e.g 末大不掉 · 末岁 · 末冬 · 末秋 · 末春
- industry and commerce e.g 末民 · 末产 · 末作 · 末利 · 末生
- actor for a mid-aged man as in classic opera
- end;last stage e.g 末尾三梢 · 物有本末,事有终始 · 他三月末回来 · 末限 · 末垂
- powder;dust e.g 茶叶末 · 粉笔末 · 面色末 · 药末
- curtain
- 姓
adjective
- humble e.g 末志 · 末臣 · 末官 · 末陋 · 末位 · 末皂 · 末品
- lower e.g 末弁 · 末列 · 末底 · 末俗
- insignificant e.g 末事 · 末行 · 末用 · 末务
- small e.g 末务 · 末操 · 末派
- superficial e.g 末学 · 末议 · 末说
- nonessential
verb
- erase;blot out
Related words
- 周末 weekend
- 末期 end (of a period)/last part/final phase
- 年末 end of the year
- 末了 in the end
- 粉末 powder; dust
- 岁末 end of the year
- 末年 the final years (of a regime)
- 末端 the outer end; the tip; the extremity
- 期末 end of term; end of semester
- 末日 doomsday; judgment day; end of the world
- 末尾 end; tip; extremity
- 月末 end of month/late in the month
- 始末 whole story/the ins and outs
- 末代 last dynasty; last generation; final generation
- 末后 finally; in the end; at last
- 本末倒置 to put the cart before the horse; to reverse cause and effect
- 末梢 tip; end
- 末路 dead end; the end of the road; an impasse
- 本末 root and branch; origin and development
- 末班车 last bus