捉摸
zhuō mō
Pinyin
Definition
捉摸
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- to fathom
- to make sense of
- to grasp
Character Decomposition
Idioms (14)
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
- 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2 fig. at a total loss
偷鸡摸狗
- 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 2 to pilfer
- 3 to dally with women
- 4 to have affairs
合眼摸象
- 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
捉襟见肘
- 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
- 2 strapped for cash
- 3 unable to make ends meet
捕风捉影
- 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 2 to act on hearsay evidence