磨合 móhé to break in
to break in; to wear in
How to remember 磨合: 磨 millstone + 合 join together = to break in.
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How it is used
- To break in / adjust to each other over time - 新团队还在磨合期 (xīn tuánduì hái zài móhéqī) the new team is still in the running-in phase.
- Originally mechanical (breaking in an engine), now widely figurative for people or partnerships learning to work together smoothly. Read mó.