pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
摸
摸
mo1
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
摸
摸
mo2
variant of 摹
strokes
13
radical
strokes after radical
11
不摸头
不摸頭
bu4 mo1 tou2
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
踅摸
踅摸
xue2 mo5
to look for; to seek (colloq.)
学摸
學摸
xue2 mo5
variant of 踅摸
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
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦
zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 - mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦
zhang4 er4 jin1 gang1 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
众盲摸象
眾盲摸象
zhong4 mang2 mo1 xiang4
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
捉摸
捉摸
zhuo1 mo1
to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp