- 莫斯科 mòsīkē MoscowMoscow, the capital city of Russia
- 莫名其妙 mòmíngqímiào baffling(idiom) unable to express the mystery; baffling; inexplicable; without rhyme or reason; bizarre
- 莫非 mòfēi could it be thatUsed as a question word to express suspicion or a guess, meaning "can it be that" or "could it be possible that"; often used in the pattern [[莫非|莫非|mo4 fei1]]...[[不成|不成|bu4 cheng2]]
- 莫过于 mòguòyú nothing is better thannothing can surpass or exceed; often used to emphasize that something is the most extreme or greatest of its kind
- 莫大 mòdà greatestnothing greater; utmost; the most important
- 莫扎特 mòzhātè MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
- 莫不 mòbù none doesn't(literary) none doesn't; there is no one who is not; everyone
- 莫须有 mòxūyǒu groundlessGroundless; baseless; fabricated. This term refers to trumped-up charges or false accusations, originally meaning "perhaps there is" or "it may be so," famously used by Qin Hui to frame Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty.
- 莫名 mòmíng indescribable(bound form) unable to be explained or expressed in words; inexplicable
- 切莫 qièmò must notby no means; be sure not to; used to give a strong warning or command to avoid doing something
- 一筹莫展 yīchóumòzhǎn at wits' endUnable to find a solution or a way out of a difficult situation; to be completely stuck without any ideas or strategies.
- 季莫申科 jìmòshēnkē TymoshenkoTymoshenko; specifically Yulia Tymoshenko (born 1960), a prominent Ukrainian politician
- 望尘莫及 wàngchénmòjí far inferior; too late to catch upLiterally meaning to see only the dust from the rider ahead and have no hope of catching up; used to describe being so far behind that one cannot compete or that it is too late to act
- 约莫 yuēmo approximatelyabout; around; approximately
- 莫不是 mòbùshì is it possible thatUsed to express a guess or rhetorical question, meaning "could it be that" or "is it perhaps the case that".
- 变幻莫测 biànhuànmòcè unpredictableto change in many ways and without regularity; difficult to predict or grasp
- 爱莫能助 àimònéngzhù willing but unable to help(idiom) unable to help despite wanting to; to sympathize but be powerless to assist; to have one's hands tied
- 后悔莫及 hòuhuǐmòjí too late for regretsIt is too late for regrets; to be beyond redemption or remedy so that repenting after the event is useless.
- 讳莫如深 huìmòrúshēn to closely guard a secret(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss a matter or treat it as an untouchable subject; to keep something strictly hidden from outsiders
- 莫言 mòyán Mo YanMo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist and winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 莫说 mòshuō don't sayto not say; to refrain from speaking; used as a command to stop talking about something
- 莫桑比克 mòsāngbǐkè Mozambiquea country in southeast Africa
- 巴勒莫 bālèmò PalermoPalermo, the capital city of Sicily, Italy
- 神秘莫测 shénmìmòcè unfathomablemysterious and impossible to predict; enigmatic
- 莫如 mòrú it would be betterIt would be better; might as well; used when making a choice after comparing alternatives
- 拉莫斯 lāmòsī RamosThe surname Ramos, commonly referring to historical figures like Philippine President Fidel Ramos or various sports personalities.
- 莫高窟 mògāokū Mogao GrottoesThe Mogao Grottoes, a massive complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in Gansu province; also known as the [[千佛洞|千佛洞|qian1 fo2 dong4]] or the [[敦煌石窟|敦煌石窟|dun1 huang2 shi2 ku1]].
- 高深莫测 gāoshēnmòcè unfathomabletoo deep and profound to be measured or understood; often used to describe someone's character or a situation that is mysterious and impossible to figure out
- 莫明其妙 mòmíngqímiào baffling(idiom) to be baffled; without rhyme or reason; bizarre or inexplicable. This is a variant of [[莫名其妙|莫名其妙|mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4]].
- 莫衷一是 mòzhōngyīshì to be unable to agreeunable to reach a decision or agree on which choice is correct; to lack a unanimous conclusion or opinion
- 莫拉莱斯 mòlāláisī MoralesA Spanish surname, notably referring to various historical or political figures
- 莫怪 mòguài no wonderIt is no wonder that; it is not surprising that.
- 莫尔斯 mò'ěrsī MorseSurname Morse
- 追悔莫及 zhuīhuǐmòjí too late for regretsto regret too late; it is useless to repent after the event
- 莫奈 mònài MonetClaude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
- 鞭长莫及 biānchángmòjí beyond one's reachliterally meaning "even a long whip cannot reach the horse's belly"; used as an idiom to describe a situation where one's power, influence, or authority is too far away to have an effect or provide help
- 变化莫测 biànhuàmòcè unpredictableunpredictable; constantly changing; to vary in a way that is hard to anticipate
- 莫若 mòruò to be better to(literary) used to suggest that a certain action would be better; might as well; it would be better to
- 莫泊桑 mòbósāng MaupassantGuy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer widely considered a master of the short story form
- 莫邪 mòyé MoyeName of a famous sword-maker from the Spring and Autumn period, wife of [[干将|干將|gan1 jiang4]].
- 阿莫西林 āmòxīlín amoxicillin(loanword) amoxicillin; a common antibiotic medication
- 莫测高深 mòcègāoshēn unfathomabledifficult to understand or beyond one's depth; describes people or matters that are mysterious or enigmatic
- 百口莫辩 bǎikǒumòbiàn to be unable to clear oneself(idiom) unable to prove one's innocence despite any number of protestations; to be unable to explain oneself after being unfairly accused or misunderstood
- 概莫能外 gàimònéngwài without exception(literary) there are no exceptions; applies to everyone or everything within a certain scope
- 哀莫大于心死 āimòdàyúxīnsǐ nothing is more wretched than apathydespair is the greatest sorrow; no greater tragedy can befall a person than the loss of their will to improve or the death of their spirit
- 莫迪 mòdí Narendra ModiNarendra Modi (1950-), Indian politician and Prime Minister of India since 2014
- 莫逆之交 mònìzhījiāo bosom friendsA very close and intimate friendship; friends who are in complete agreement and share a deep bond.
- 莫吉托 mòjítuō mojitomojito (cocktail)
- 莫里哀 mòlǐ'āi MolièreMolière (1622–1673), the famous French playwright and actor considered a master of comedy.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH