摸着石头过河

Traditional: 摸著石頭過河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

Dictionary entry

to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)

What does 摸着石头过河 mean?

摸着石头过河 (mō zhe shí tou guò hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)

2to advance cautiously, step by step

3to feel one's way forward

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摸mōto feel with the hand · to touch 着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei 头tóuhead · hair style 过Guōsurname Guo 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River

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摸着石头过河

mō zhe shí tou guò hé

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