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摸着石头过河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

6-character word Traditional 摸著石頭過河

What 摸着石头过河 means

1. to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
2. to advance cautiously, step by step
3. to feel one's way forward

The characters in 摸着石头过河

• 摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 河hériver; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way