推磨 (tuī mó) — to turn a millstone manually

Definition

Examples

• 他推了一整天的磨，累坏了。
  Tā tuī le yì zhěng tiān de mó, lèi huài le.
  He pushed the millstone all day and was exhausted.
• 古代人用驴来推磨。
  Gǔ dài rén yòng lǘ lái tuī mó.
  Ancient people used donkeys to turn millstones.
• 他每天早起推磨，磨豆腐卖。
  Tā měi tiān zǎo qǐ tuī mó, mò dòu fu mài.
  He gets up early every day to turn the millstone and grind tofu to sell.