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摸不着头脑

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mō bu zháo tóu nǎo

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 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
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
bù

no; not so

摸
mō

to feel with the hand

着
zhāo

(chess) move

着
zháo

to touch

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

头
tóu

head

头脑
tóu nǎo

brains

不着
bù zháo

no need

摸不着
mō bu zháo

can't touch

脑
nǎo

brain

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