摸底 mō dǐ ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ mo2 dai2
- to have a clear view (of a situation)
- to fish for information
- fact-finding
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摸
- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
- 抚摸 撫摸 fǔ mō ㄈㄨˇ ㄇㄛ fu2 mo2 to gently caress and stroke
- 触摸 觸摸 chù mō ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to touch
- 估摸 gū mo ㄍㄨ ˙ㄇㄛ gu2 mo2 to reckon
- 偷摸 tōu mō ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ tau1 mo2 surreptitious; sneaky
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- 咂摸 zā mo ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ zaap3 mo2 (dialect) to savor
- 学摸 學摸 xué mo ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄛ hok6 mo2 variant of 踅摸
- 寻摸 尋摸 xún mo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄛ cam4 mo2 to look for
- 捉摸 zhuō mō ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to fathom
- 探摸 tàn mō ㄊㄢˋ ㄇㄛ taam3 mo2 to feel for sth
- 摸吧 mō bā ㄇㄛ ㄅㄚ mo2 baa1 touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
- 摸彩 mō cǎi ㄇㄛ ㄘㄞˇ mo2 coi2 to draw lots
- 摸排 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai4 thorough search
- 摸清 mō qīng ㄇㄛ ㄑㄧㄥ mo2 cing1 to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
- 摸牌 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai2 to draw a tile (at mahjong)
- 摸脉 摸脈 mō mài ㄇㄛ ㄇㄞˋ mo2 mak6 to feel sb's pulse
- 摸象 mō xiàng ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
- 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ mo2 jyu2 to catch fish
- 摸黑 mō hēi ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ mo2 hak1 to grope about in the dark
- 约摸 約摸 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 variant of 约莫
底
- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
- 垫底 墊底 diàn dǐ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ zin3 dai2 to put sth on the bottom
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 底下 dǐ xia ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ dai2 haa6 the location below sth
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- 底子 dǐ zi ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄗ dai2 zi2 base
- 底层 底層 dǐ céng ㄉㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ dai2 cang4 ground floor; first floor
- 底片 dǐ piàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dai2 pin3 negative
- 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai2 sin3 bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
- 底蕴 底蘊 dǐ yùn ㄉㄧˇ ㄩㄣˋ dai2 wan2 inside information
- 彻底 徹底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 thorough
- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 澈底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 variant of 彻底
- 谜底 謎底 mí dǐ ㄇㄧˊ ㄉㄧˇ mai4 dai2 answer to a riddle
- 说到底 說到底 shuō dào dǐ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ seoi3 dou3 dai2 in the final analysis
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 交底 jiāo dǐ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧˇ gaau1 dai2 to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
- 保底 bǎo dǐ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ bou2 dai2 to break even
- 兜底 dōu dǐ ㄉㄡ ㄉㄧˇ dau1 dai2 to provide a safety net
Idioms with these characters
- 鬼摸脑壳 鬼摸腦殼 guǐ mō nǎo ké ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄋㄠˇ ㄎㄜˊ gwai2 mo2 nou5 hok3 (idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ wan4 seoi2 mo2 jyu4 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
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- 盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maang4 jan4 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ tau1 gai1 mo2 gau2 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ ㄇㄛ tau1 tau1 mo1 mo1 (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
- 瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
- 跌至谷底 diē zhì gǔ dǐ ㄉㄧㄝ ㄓˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ dit3 zi3 guk1 dai2 to hit rock bottom (idiom)
- 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu2 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓ ㄨㄚ zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1 lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 寻根问底 尋根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ cam4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 询根问底 詢根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ seon1 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 追根问底 追根問底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ zeoi1 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth