莫 (mò): Do not — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 7-9

Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 莫

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 莫

3.

Character Breakdown

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莫

艹grass/plant

日sun

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 莫

莫 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 莫

Mo indicating impossibility or inability

In these fixed expressions, '莫' (mò) means 'cannot' or 'unable to'.

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 莫

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mò莫

dà大

7.

Example Sentences

yǔ与

qí其

děng等

dài待

，

mò莫

rú

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大big

莫=艹grass/plant+日sun+大big

The sun (日) setting into the grass (茻) — dusk, implying 'not' or 'none' as darkness falls.

mò莫

míng名

qí其

miào妙

be baffled; be in a fog

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yì一

chóu筹

mò莫

zhǎn展

Have no way out / Be at one's wits' end

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biàn变

huàn幻

mò莫

cè测

unpredictable / ever-changing

greatest

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mò莫

fēi非

Could it be that

如

xíng行

dòng动

。

Rather than waiting, it's better to take action.

tā他

gǎn感

dào到

mò莫

míng名

de的

bēi悲

shāng伤

。

He felt an inexplicable sadness.

mò莫

fēi非

nǐ你

zǎo早

yǐ已

dòng洞

xī悉

le了

zhěng整

jiàn件

shì事

qíng情

de的

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

？

Could it be that you have long understood the whole story from beginning to end?

Zhè这

xiē些

zhǐ指

kòng控

wán完

quán全

shì是

mò莫

xū须

yǒu有

。

These accusations are completely unfounded.

zhè这

shì是

mò莫

dà大

de的

róng荣

xìng幸

。

This is an extremely great honor.

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