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摸鱼
摸魚
mōyú
1. to catch fish
2. (fig.) to loaf on the job
3. to be slack
4. to take it easy

Character Breakdown

摸
mō
to caress, to stroke, to gently touch
HSK 5 13 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

混水摸鱼
húnshuǐmōyú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
浑水摸鱼
húnshuǐmōyú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

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