摸索

mōsuǒ

verb HSK 7 #17,106

Meanings

1 to grope
2 to feel about
3 to fumble
4 to explore (by trial and error)

Characters

to touch; to feel

to search; to seek

Examples

他在黑暗中摸索着前进。

Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng mōsuǒ zhe qiánjìn.

He groped his way forward in the dark.

我们还在摸索新的教学方法。

Wǒmen hái zài mōsuǒ xīn de jiàoxué fāngfǎ.

We are still exploring new teaching methods.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (feeling around in the dark) and figuratively (figuring something out through trial and error).

Stroke Order

摸 mō

索 suǒ