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摸不着
摸不著
mōbuzháo
1. unable to clearly understand (a situation etc)

Character Breakdown

摸
mō
to caress, to stroke, to gently touch
HSK 5 13 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
着
zhe
to make a move, to take action
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (3)

摸不着头脑
mōbuzháotóunǎo
to be unable to make any sense of the matter
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
zhàngérJīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo
see [[丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑<zhàngérhéshang]], [[mōbuzháotóunǎo>]]
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàngérhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom)

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