磨mo4蹭sang3

English

1. to rub lightly
2. to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
3. to pester; to nag

Examples

• 你磨蹭什么呀，快点去吧。

  What are you lingering for? Hurry up and go.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 要不是他这么磨磨蹭蹭，现在早做完了。

  If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.

  Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY