摸
mó
Pinyin

Definition

摸
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mō
  1. to feel with the hand
  2. to touch
  3. to stroke
  4. to grope
  5. to steal
  6. to abstract
摸
 - 
mó
  1. variant of 摹[mó]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

摸
mō
  1. 1 to feel with the hand
  2. 2 to touch
  3. 3 to stroke
  4. 4 to grope
  5. 5 to steal
  6. 6 to abstract
估摸
gū mo
  1. 1 to reckon
  2. 2 to guess
捉摸
zhuō mō
  1. 1 to fathom
  2. 2 to make sense of
  3. 3 to grasp
摸爬滚打
mō pá gǔn dǎ
  1. 1 to go through challenging experiences
  2. 2 to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸索
mō suo
  1. 1 to feel about
  2. 2 to grope about
  3. 3 to fumble
  4. 4 to do things slowly
摸黑
mō hēi
  1. 1 to grope about in the dark
抚摸
fǔ mō
  1. 1 to gently caress and stroke
  2. 2 to pet
  3. 3 to fondle
触摸
chù mō
  1. 1 to touch
触摸屏
chù mō píng
  1. 1 touchscreen
偷偷摸摸
tōu tōu mō mō
  1. 1 surreptitious
  2. 2 sneaky
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
咂摸
zā mo
  1. 1 (dialect) to savor
  2. 2 to test the taste of
  3. 3 (fig.) to ponder upon
  4. 4 to mull over
寻摸
xún mo
  1. 1 to look for
  2. 2 to explore
  3. 3 to probe
摸底
mō dǐ
  1. 1 to have a clear view (of a situation)
  2. 2 to fish for information
  3. 3 fact-finding
摸排
mō pái
  1. 1 thorough search
摸清
mō qīng
  1. 1 to suss out
  2. 2 to figure out
  3. 3 to ascertain
摸牌
mō pái
  1. 1 to draw a tile (at mahjong)
  2. 2 to play mahjong
摸鱼
mō yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 (fig.) to loaf on the job
  3. 3 to be slack
  4. 4 to take it easy
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
  1. 1 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  2. 2 also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 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. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees

Idioms (9)

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
  1. 1 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
  2. 2 also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
  1. 1 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 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. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 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. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 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. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees

Sample Sentences

是啊，火箭队在大比分1：3落后的不利形势下连翻三局，实现了惊天大逆转，可怜的保罗注定摸不到西决的地板。
shì a ，Huǒjiànduì zài dà bǐfēn yī bǐ sān luòhòu de bùlì xíngshì xià lián fān sān jú ，shíxiàn le jīngtiān dànìzhuǎn ，kělián de Bǎoluó zhùdìng mō bùdào xījué de dìbǎn 。
Yes, the Rockets staged a comeback after being down by one to three, poor Chris Paul seems fated to never tread the court of a Western Conference final.
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平常看他挺老实的，谁也没想到他会干出这样偷鸡摸狗的事。
píngcháng kàn tā tǐng lǎoshi de ，shéi yě méixiǎngdào tā huì gàn chū zhèyàng tōujīmōgǒu de shì 。
He seems to be an honest person so no one expected that he would do such a stealthy thing.
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所以说啊，这所谓时尚啊，真是让人丈二和尚摸不着头脑。
suǒyǐshuō ā ，zhè suǒwèi shíshàng ā ，zhēn shì ràngrén zhàngèrhéshang mō buzháo tóunǎo 。
So that's why I say, what we call fashion really leaves one at a loss.
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那你不妨从早起半小时开始试试，甚至一刻钟也行，循序渐进，配合早睡，慢慢调整生物钟，起床后做你最感兴趣的事，然后摸索出最适合自己的早起方案。
nà nǐ bùfáng cóng zǎoqǐ bàn xiǎoshí kāishǐ shìshi ，shènzhì yīkèzhōng yě xíng ，xúnxv4jiànjìn ，pèihé zǎo shuì ，mànmàn tiáozhěng shēngwùzhōng ，qǐchuáng hòu zuò nǐ zuì gǎn xìngqù de shì ，ránhòu mōsuo chū zuì shìhé zìjǐ de zǎoqǐ fāngàn 。
Then why don't you try waking up half an hour earlier than usual. Or even just fifteen minutes later. Just trying baby step by baby step. Combined with going to be early, you should be able to slowly reset your biological clock. Do something that interests you the most in the morning, then slowly figure out the "morning package" that suits you best.
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喝，听君一席话胜读十年书，这就把老板的类型都摸了个透，在下佩服佩服！
hē ，tīng jūn yīxíhuà shèng dú shí nián shū ，zhè jiù bǎ lǎobǎn de lèixíng dōu mō le gè tòu ，zài xià pèifú pèifú ！
Wow! To hear advice from a gentleman such as yourself is better than studying the subject for ten years. You've totally covered all the different types of bosses. One is humbled...One is humbled...
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是啊！人之常情吧，在社会上摸爬滚打久了，自然免不了怀旧一番。我是八零后咯，虽然说这么多年都过去了可当时上小学的情形还历历在目呢。
shì a ！rénzhīchángqíng ba ，zài shèhuì shàng mōpágǔndǎ jiǔ le ，zìrán miǎnbuliǎo huáijiù yī fān 。wǒ shì bālínghòu lo ，suīránshuō zhème duō nián dōu guòqù le kě dāngshí shàng xiǎoxué de qíngxing hái lìlìzàimù ne 。
Yeah! It's a common state of affairs. When going through challenging times in society, it's natural to be unable to avoid getting a bit nostalgic. I was born in the 1980s and although so many years have gone by, the way my elementary school classroom looked at that time is still really vivid in my mind.
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你今天没生病吧，过来让我摸摸。咦，没发烧啊，怎么尽说胡话啊。
nǐ jīntiān méi shēngbìng ba ，guòlai ràng wǒ mōmo 。yí ，méi fāshāo ā ，zěnme jìn shuō húhuà ā 。
You're not sick today, are you? Come here and let me feel your forehead. Ah, you don't have a fever, why are you talking crap.
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信息轰炸的网络时代，我们只希望安静记录身边的故事，关注冷暖人生，带你触摸社会的体温。
xìnxī hōngzhà de Wǎngluò shídài ，wǒmen zhǐ xīwàng ānjìng jìlù shēnbiān de gùshi ，guānzhù lěng nuǎn rénshēng ，dài nǐ chùmō shèhuì de tǐwēn 。
In an age of information abundance on the internet, we only hope to be able to quietly write down the stories that happen around us, those that touch and warm our hearts.
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他们摸黑辨别最无可替代的藏品，但只抢回“丢失遗产中的极小一部分”。
tāmen mōhēi biànbié zuì wúkětìdài de cángpǐn ，dàn zhǐ qiǎng huí “diūshī yíchǎn zhōng de jíxiǎo yībùfen ”。
They groped in the dark to find the most irreplaceable collection, but only managed to salvage "a small part of the lost heritage."
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我来摸摸看。
wǒ lái mōmō kàn 。
I'll have a go at touching it.
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