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title: "Damo Meaning: 打磨 (dǎmó) Means “ to refine”"
description: "打磨 (dǎmó) means “(fig.) to refine; to polish (work)”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 磨 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/damo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打磨 mean?

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打磨 dǎmó

## (fig.) to refine; to polish (work)

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to hit
2. 磨 mó to rub

## In a sentence

这篇文章还需要再打磨一下。 This article still needs some more polishing.

[More about 打磨](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E7%A3%A8)

## More words with 打 or 磨

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)
- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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