摸不着头脑

mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

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1. to be unable to make any sense of the matter
2. to be at a loss

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Words Containing 摸不着头脑

• 丈二金刚摸不着头脑 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 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)

Child Words of 摸不着头脑

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 摸 摸 mō: to feel with the hand
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)
• 头 头 tóu: head
• 头脑 头脑 tóu nǎo: brains
• 不着 不着 bù zháo: no need
• 摸不着 摸不着 mō bu zháo: can't touch
• 脑 脑 nǎo: brain