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摸不着

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mō bu zháo

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Definitions

  1. 1. can't touch
  2. 2. can't reach
  3. 3. (fig.) unable to get a grasp of

Words Containing 摸不着

摸不着头脑
mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

to be unable to make any sense of the matter

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[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]

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)

摸不着边
mō bu zháo biān

irrelevant

Child Words of 摸不着

不着
bù zháo

no need

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

摸
mō

to feel with the hand

着
zhāo

(chess) move

不
bù

no; not so

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

着
zháo

to touch

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