摸黑

mōhēi

verb #30,971

Meanings

1 to grope about in the dark
2 to do something in the dark

Characters

to feel; touch; grope

Examples

停电了，我们只能摸黑下楼。

Tíngdiàn le, wǒmen zhǐ néng mōhēi xià lóu.

The power went out, so we had to grope our way downstairs in the dark.

他摸黑早起去赶火车。

Tā mōhēi zǎoqǐ qù gǎn huǒchē.

He got up before dawn in the dark to catch the train.

Tips

usage

摸 (to feel, grope) + 黑 (dark) — visualize feeling your way along a wall when the lights are out. Beyond literal darkness, 摸黑 also covers "in the pre-dawn dark," as in 摸黑出门 ("set out before sunrise").

Stroke Order

摸 mō

黑 hēi