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捉摸
zhuō mō
Pinyin
Definition
捉摸
-
zhuō mō
to fathom
to make sense of
to grasp
Character Decomposition
捉
扌
足
摸
扌
艹
日
大
Related Words
(20)
摸
mō
1
to feel with the hand
2
to touch
3
to stroke
4
to grope
5
to steal
6
to abstract
估摸
gū mo
1
to reckon
2
to guess
捉
zhuō
1
to clutch
2
to grab
3
to capture
捉住
zhuō zhù
1
to catch
2
to grapple with
3
to hold onto
捉弄
zhuō nòng
1
to tease
捉摸
zhuō mō
1
to fathom
2
to make sense of
3
to grasp
捉迷藏
zhuō mí cáng
1
to play hide-and-seek
捕捉
bǔ zhuō
1
to catch
2
to seize
3
to capture
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
1
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2
to act on hearsay evidence
摸爬滚打
mō pá gǔn dǎ
1
to go through challenging experiences
2
to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸索
mō suo
1
to feel about
2
to grope about
3
to fumble
4
to do things slowly
摸黑
mō hēi
1
to grope about in the dark
抚摸
fǔ mō
1
to gently caress and stroke
2
to pet
3
to fondle
触摸
chù mō
1
to touch
触摸屏
chù mō píng
1
touchscreen
偷偷摸摸
tōu tōu mō mō
1
surreptitious
2
sneaky
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
1
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2
to pilfer
3
to dally with women
4
to have affairs
咂摸
zā mo
1
(dialect) to savor
2
to test the taste of
3
(fig.) to ponder upon
4
to mull over
寻摸
xún mo
1
to look for
2
to explore
3
to probe
捉奸
zhuō jiān
1
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
Idioms
(14)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
1
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
2
fig. at a total loss
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
1
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2
to pilfer
3
to dally with women
4
to have affairs
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
1
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
1
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
2
strapped for cash
3
unable to make ends meet
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
1
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2
to act on hearsay evidence
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
1
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
2
to advance cautiously, step by step
3
to feel one's way forward
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
1
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
2
also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
1
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
1
to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
2
a turkey shoot
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
1
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
1
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
1
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
1
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
2
fig. to act blindly
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
1
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
Sample Sentences