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to grope about in the dark
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
(mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile / (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
HSK 7-9
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
to reckon / to guess
(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
touchscreen
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
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
to feel for sth / to grope
can't touch; can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones / improvise by trial-and-error / move cautiously
to be able to touch / tangible
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
not acquainted with the situation / not up on things
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *摸* | 摸* | *摸
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
HSK 4
surreptitious; sneaky
touchpad / trackpad
to look for / to explore / to probe
(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
can't make head or tail of
to play mahjong
(of sb in an unfamiliar situation) helpless and disoriented
to go through challenging experiences / to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
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
to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
to touch
HSK 7-9
to fathom / to make sense of / to grasp
to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle
HSK 7-9
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
elusive / hard to pin down / enigmatic
to draw lots / raffle / lottery
thorough search
to feel sb's pulse
to look for / to seek (colloq.)
to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong
touchscreen
(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *摸* | 摸* | *摸
variant of
variant of 約莫|约莫
variant of 踅摸


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