not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
触摸觸摸chu4 mo1
to touch
触摸板觸摸板chu4 mo1 ban3
touchpad; trackpad
触摸屏觸摸屏chu4 mo1 ping2
touchscreen
触摸屏幕觸摸屏幕chu4 mo1 ping2 mu4
touchscreen
抚摸撫摸fu3 mo1
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
估摸估摸gu1 mo5
to reckon; to guess
鬼摸脑壳鬼摸腦殼gui3 mo1 nao3 ke2
muddled; momentarily confused
合眼摸象合眼摸象he2 yan3 mo1 xiang4
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
混水摸鱼混水摸魚hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2
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hun2 shui3 mo1 yu2
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
盲人摸象盲人摸象mang2 ren2 mo1 xiang4
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
摸吧摸吧mo1 ba1
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
摸八圈摸八圈mo1 ba1 quan1
to play mahjong
摸不着摸不著mo1 bu5 zhao2
can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
摸不着边摸不著邊mo1 bu5 zhao2 bian1
irrelevant; can't make head or tail of
摸不着头脑摸不著頭腦mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
摸彩摸彩mo1 cai3
to draw lots; raffle; lottery
摸底摸底mo1 di3
to have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding
摸黑摸黑mo1 hei1
to grope about in the dark
摸脉摸脈mo1 mai4
to feel sb's pulse
摸爬滚打摸爬滾打mo1 pa2 gun3 da3
to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸排摸排mo1 pai2
thorough search
摸牌摸牌mo1 pai2
to draw a tile (at mahjong); to play mahjong
摸石头过河摸石頭過河mo1 shi2 tou5 guo4 he2
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously
摸索摸索mo1 suo5
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
摸象摸象mo1 xiang4
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
摸鱼摸魚mo1 yu2
to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
摸着石头过河摸著石頭過河mo1 zhe5 shi2 tou5 guo4 he2
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom); to advance step by step; to feel one's way around
难以捉摸難以捉摸nan2 yi3 zhuo1 mo1
elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic
起早摸黑起早摸黑qi3 zao3 mo1 hei1
see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑
顺藤摸瓜順藤摸瓜shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
探摸探摸tan4 mo1
to feel for sth; to grope
偷鸡摸狗偷雞摸狗tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women; to have affairs
偷偷摸摸偷偷摸摸tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1
surreptitious; sneaky
瞎子摸象瞎子摸象xia1 zi5 mo1 xiang4
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
学摸學摸xue2 mo5
variant of 踅摸
踅摸踅摸xue2 mo5
to look for; to seek (colloq.)
寻摸尋摸xun2 mo5
to look for; to explore; to probe
约摸約摸yue1 mo5
about; around; approximately; also written 約莫|约莫
咂摸咂摸za1 mo5
(dialect) to savor; to test the taste of; (fig.) to ponder upon; to mull over
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees