Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

摩合

English translation:

break in; wear in; run in

Added to glossary by anastasia t (X)
Dec 17, 2006 12:45
17 yrs ago
Chinese term

摩合

Chinese to English Bus/Financial Management
经过一段时间的摩合,会渐入佳境的团队。

Proposed translations

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break in; wear in; run in

from "The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary [Chinese-English Edition]": [磨合] break in; grind in; wear in; new machine must go through a period of breaking in; also [走合] (of a vehicle or machine) run in.
This is also often used in human relations, such as new person joining the team, or new marriage, etc.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-12-17 16:18:10 GMT)
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Or you can use "adaptation", or "learning curve", in this context.
Peer comment(s):

agree franksf : After a period of "getting to know each other," the team progresses to work like a charm ...
4 mins
"getting to know each other" is a good way too.
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20 mins

磨合 grind in

i'm not sure
Peer comment(s):

agree Fang Sheng : This is good too.
3 hrs
Thanks Fang!
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18 hrs

coordination

the team should be coordinated to grow strong
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