Chinese word

摸

Pronunciation

Pinyinmō

Meaning

  • verbtouch

Example

别随便摸别人的东西。bié suí biàn mō bié rén de dōng xī

Don't touch other people's belongings without permission.

Illustration for 摸 (touch)

More examples

小猫喜欢别人摸它的头。xiǎo māo xǐ huān bié rén mō tā de tóu

The kitten likes other people to stroke its head.

Core concept

Hands-on contact used to explore, check, or gently pass over something.

Common phrases

  • 摸手机mō shǒu jī

    touch a phone

  • 摸头发mō tóu fa

    touch hair

  • 摸钱包mō qián bāo

    touch a wallet

Similar words

触摸chù mō: Deliberately touching a person's or object's surface with the hand to sense its feel or condition.
碰pèng: Bumping lightly against something or making light contact with it.
摸索mō suǒ: Feeling around with the hands to find something or locate a way forward.
抓zhuā: Grasping something firmly with the hand to keep it from moving.

Definition in Chinese

用手接触物体表面，通过触感确认、检查或感知的动作。yòng shǒu jiē chù wù tǐ biǎo miàn tōng guò chù gǎn què rèn jiǎn chá huò gǎn zhī de dòng zuò

Word origin

The character 摸 (mō, "to touch") is a semantic-phonetic compound: 扌 (shǒu, "hand") identifies the action and 莫 (mò, "phonetic component") suggests its pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In everyday interaction, this verb often appears in permission or prohibition contexts because touching another person's belongings or body without permission can be inappropriate.

Other meanings

  • strokeverb
  • feel forverb

Opposites

  • 躲开duǒ kāiavoidverb

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