莫
mò
do not
surname Mo; there is none who
Grass (艹) + sun setting (旲) = there is none; do not
The original character depicted the sun (旲 contains 日) sinking below grass and trees at dusk — the moment when nothing more can be seen or done. From 'there is no one' it extended to the prohibition 'do not.'
莫道此路难走，我们一定能到。
mò dào cǐ lù nán zǒu, wǒ men yī dìng néng dào。
do not say this road is hard to travel — we will surely get there.
莫以善小而不为，好事要从小做起。
mò yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi, hǎo shì yào cóng xiǎo zuò qǐ。
do not neglect a good deed just because it is small — doing good things should start from small acts.
Words with 莫
过而能改，善莫大焉
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
阿莫西林
ā mò xī lín
(loanword) amoxicillin
阿西莫夫
ā xī mò fū
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist
高深莫测
gāo shēn mò cè
profound mystery
麦克德莫特
mài kè dé mò tè
McDermott (name)
一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
(idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand
一筹莫展
yī chóu mò zhǎn
to be unable to find a solution
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
非你莫属
fēi nǐ mò shǔ
it's yours exclusively (idiom)
切莫
qiè mò
you must not
功莫大焉
gōng mò dà yān
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
巴莫
bā mò
Ba Maw