摸 mō

gently touch with hand; caress

HSK 5 #1367

DEFINITIONS

摸 mō
  • to feel with the hand
  • to touch
  • to stroke
  • to grope
  • to steal
  • to abstract
摸 mó
  • variant of 摹[mo2]

STROKES

WORDS

抚摸 fǔ mō
HSK 6
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
摸索 mō suo
HSK 6
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
触摸 chù mō to touch
偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō surreptitious; sneaky
捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
摸清 mō qīng to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
摸黑 mō hēi to grope about in the dark
估摸 gū mo to reckon; to guess
浑水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
触摸屏 chù mō píng touchscreen
摸爬滚打 mō pá gǔn dǎ to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
混水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú 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
摸底 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding
约摸 yuē mo about; around; approximately; also written 約莫|约莫
起早摸黑 qǐ zǎo mō hēi see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 zhàng èr hé shang ， mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang ， mō bu zháo tóu nǎo 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 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
不摸头 bù mō tóu not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
不摸頭 bù mō tóu not acquainted with the situation; not up on things
偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs
偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs
合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
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