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折磨 word · B2
折磨 ＝ 折 ＋ 磨
ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ · zhémó
verb/noun — to torment, torture; to make someone suffer over time / prolonged suffering

字源 FORM — what the parts do

折break, afflict (折斷)zhé
磨grind, wear down (磨損)mó
折磨，折斷的折，磨損的磨。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

像被反覆折斷、慢慢磨損，痛苦一點一點耗著人。
Bent until something snaps, then ground down little by little — the suffering wears a person away.