Dictionary - results for 摸

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
摸	摸	mō	- to feel with the hand - to touch - to stroke - to grope - to steal - to abstract
摸	摸	mó	- variant of 摹[mo2]
估摸	估摸	gūmo	- to reckon - to guess
咂摸	咂摸	zāmo	- (dialect) to savor - to test the taste of - (fig.) to ponder upon - to mull over
学摸	學摸	xuémo	- variant of 踅摸[xue2 mo5]
捉摸	捉摸	zhuōmō	- to fathom - to make sense of - to grasp
探摸	探摸	tànmō	- to feel for sth - to grope
摸吧	摸吧	mōbā	- touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
摸底	摸底	mōdǐ	- to have a clear view (of a situation) - to fish for information - fact-finding
摸彩	摸彩	mōcǎi	- to draw lots - raffle - lottery
摸排	摸排	mōpái	- thorough search
摸牌	摸牌	mōpái	- to draw a tile (at mahjong) - to play mahjong
摸索	摸索	mōsuo	- to feel about - to grope about - to fumble - to do things slowly
摸脉	摸脈	mōmài	- to feel sb's pulse
摸象	摸象	mōxiàng	- to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
摸鱼	摸魚	mōyú	- to catch fish - (fig.) to loaf on the job - to be slack - to take it easy
摸黑	摸黑	mōhēi	- to grope about in the dark
抚摸	撫摸	fǔmō	- to gently caress and stroke - to pet - to fondle
约摸	約摸	yuēmo	- about - around - approximately - also written 約莫\|约莫
触摸	觸摸	chùmō	- to touch
踅摸	踅摸	xuémo	- to look for - to seek (colloq.)
不摸头	不摸頭	bùmōtóu	- not acquainted with the situation - not up on things
摸不着	摸不著	mōbuzháo	- unable to clearly understand (a situation etc)
摸八圈	摸八圈	mōbāquān	- to play mahjong
触摸屏	觸摸屏	chùmōpíng	- touchscreen
触摸板	觸摸板	chùmōbǎn	- touchpad - trackpad
偷偷摸摸	偷偷摸摸	tōutōumōmō	- surreptitious - sneaky
偷鸡摸狗	偷雞摸狗	tōujīmōgǒu	- to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women - to have affairs
合眼摸象	合眼摸象	héyǎnmōxiàng	- to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
摸爬滚打	摸爬滾打	mōpágǔndǎ	- to go through arduous training or hard work
混水摸鱼	混水摸魚	húnshuǐmōyú	- to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain - also written 渾水摸魚\|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼	渾水摸魚	húnshuǐmōyú	- to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
盲人摸象	盲人摸象	mángrénmōxiàng	- blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經\|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture - to mistake the part for the whole - unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象	眾盲摸象	zhòngmángmōxiàng	- multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經\|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture - to mistake the part for the whole - unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象	瞎子摸象	xiāzimōxiàng	- blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經\|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture - to mistake the part for the whole - unable to see the wood for the trees
触摸屏幕	觸摸屏幕	chùmōpíngmù	- touchscreen
难以捉摸	難以捉摸	nányǐzhuōmō	- elusive - hard to pin down - enigmatic
顺藤摸瓜	順藤摸瓜	shùnténgmōguā	- lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon - to track sth following clues
鬼摸脑壳	鬼摸腦殻	guǐmōnǎoké	- muddled - momentarily confused
摸不着头脑	摸不著頭腦	mōbuzháotóunǎo	- to be unable to make any sense of the matter - to be at a loss
摸石头过河	摸石頭過河	mōshítouguòhé	- lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones - improvise by trial-and-error - move cautiously
摸着石头过河	摸著石頭過河	mōzheshítouguòhé	- to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom) - to advance step by step - to feel one's way around
丈二金刚摸不着头脑	丈二金剛摸不著頭腦	zhàngérJīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo	- see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦\|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er2 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑	丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦	zhàngérhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo	- lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom) - fig. at a total loss