摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 HSK 7-9
- to feel about
- to grope about
- to fumble
- to do things slowly
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More words with these characters
摸
- 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
- 咂摸 zā mo ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ zaap3 mo2 (dialect) to savor
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- 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)
- 摸底 mō dǐ ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ mo2 dai2 to have a clear view (of a situation)
- 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
索
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 勒索 lè suǒ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ lak6 sok3 to blackmail
- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 to explore; to probe
- 搜索 sōu suǒ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sau2 saak3 to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
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- 索取 suǒ qǔ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩˇ saak3 ceoi2 to ask
- 索性 suǒ xìng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sok3 sing3 you might as well (do it)
- 索赔 索賠 suǒ péi ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄟˊ sok3 pui4 to ask for compensation
- 线索 線索 xiàn suǒ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sin3 sok3 trail
- 导火索 導火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ dou6 fo2 sok3 fuse (for explosive)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 伊索 Yī suǒ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ji1 sok3 Aesop (c. 620–560 BC), ancient Greek storyteller and supposed author of Aesop's Fables
- 吊索 diào suǒ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ diu3 sok3 sling; hoisting rope
- 套索 tào suǒ ㄊㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ tou3 sok3 a lasso
- 披索 pī suǒ ㄆㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ pei1 sok3 (Tw) (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
- 拿索 Ná suǒ ㄋㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ naa4 sok3 Nassau, capital of The Bahamas (Tw)
- 推索 tuī suǒ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛˇ teoi1 saak3 to inquire into
- 检索 檢索 jiǎn suǒ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ gim2 sok3 to retrieve (data)
- 比索 Bǐ suǒ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bei2 sok3 (Tw) Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
- 比索 bǐ suǒ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bei2 sok3 (loanword) peso (monetary unit)
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
- 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 敲诈勒索 敲詐勒索 qiāo zhà lè suǒ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄚˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ haau1 zaa3 lak6 saak3 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
Example sentences
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他们 他們 不断 不斷 地 摸索 。
They kept on feeling their way.
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她 摸索 着 著 一 张 張 纸 紙 。
She fumbled with a piece of paper.
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