摸索
mō suo
Pinyin

Definition

摸索
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mō suo
  1. to feel about
  2. to grope about
  3. to fumble
  4. to do things slowly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
搜索
sōu suǒ
  1. 1 to search (a place)
  2. 2 to search (a database etc)
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
检索
jiǎn suǒ
  1. 1 to retrieve (data)
  2. 2 to look up
  3. 3 retrieval
  4. 4 search
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
估摸
gū mo
  1. 1 to reckon
  2. 2 to guess
利索
lì suo
  1. 1 nimble
勒索
lè suǒ
  1. 1 to blackmail
  2. 2 to extort
导火索
dǎo huǒ suǒ
  1. 1 fuse (for explosive)
思索
sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think deeply
  2. 2 to ponder
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
求索
qiú suǒ
  1. 1 to search for sth
  2. 2 to seek
  3. 3 to quest
  4. 4 to explore
毕加索
Bì jiā suǒ
  1. 1 Picasso
索
Suǒ
  1. 1 surname Suo
  2. 2 abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia
索取
suǒ qǔ
  1. 1 to ask
  2. 2 to demand
索尼
Suǒ ní
  1. 1 Sony

Idioms (16)

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
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
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
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
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
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
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
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
  1. 1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
  2. 2 to nitpick
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
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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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别担心，船到桥头自然直。等你生了孩子，慢慢就可以摸索出你独特的教育方式了。
bié dānxīn ，chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí 。děng nǐ shēng le háizi ，mànmàn jiù kěyǐ mōsuǒ chū nǐ dútè de jiàoyù fāngshì le 。
Don't worry. Everything will be alright. When you have children, you can slowly try to find out your own unique way of teaching.
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是吗？真的看不出来你对物流居然这么感兴趣。可是我听说国内物流业虽然发展潜力很大，可目前发展还很不成熟，有很多地方都急需改善，也需要你们在工作中一步步摸索和总结经验，工作一定不轻松吧？
shì ma ？zhēnde kàn bù chūlai nǐ duì wùliú jūrán zhème gǎn xìngqù 。kěshì wǒ tīngshuō guónèi wùliú yè suīrán fāzhǎn qiánlì hěn dà ，kě mùqián fāzhǎn hái hěn bù chéngshóu ，yǒu hěn duō dìfang dōu jíxū gǎishàn ，yě xūyào nǐmen zài gōngzuò zhōng yībùbù mōsuo hé zǒngjié jīngyàn ，gōngzuò yīdìng bù qīngsōng ba ？
Is that so? I really couldn't tell that you were so interested in logistics. But I've heard that although the Chinese logistics industry has great potential, it's not mature yet, and there are a lot of things that badly need improvement. So in your work, you have to take things slowly, step by step. Your job must be pretty tough, huh?
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