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摸索 mōsuo

摸索 mōsuo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 摸索 mōsuo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mōsuo | mo1 suo5
English translation
to feel about
to grope about
to fumble
to do things slowly

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Traditional form

摸索 mōsuo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 摸索 mōsuo

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌莫

Number of Strokes

13
Suǒ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands ( gǒng ) twisting together a long rope ().

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱十冖糸

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 摸索 mōsuo

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zài Hēi àn Zhōng 摸索 mōsuo zhāo zhǎo Mén shǒu .

He felt about in the dark for the door handle.

纵身 zòng shēn 跳到梯子 tī zi shǎng 摸索 mōsuo zhāo xià 一根横档

I swung myself onto the ladder and felt for the next rung.

左手 zuǒ shǒu 摸索 mōsuo zhāo Mén 把手 bǎshǒu 转动 zhuǎn dòng 一下 yīxià 然后 ránhòu 推开 tuī kāi 门。

With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the door open.

Cóng 床上蹑手蹑脚 niè shǒu niè jiǎo de 爬起来摸索 mōsuo zhāo 自己 zìjǐ de 晨衣

She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown.

莱蒂摸索 mōsuo zhāo zhǎo 杯子 bēizi

Lettie groped blindly for the glass.

摸索 mōsuo Decomposition

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摸索 mōsuo Compounds

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