摸索
mō​suo HSK7

to grope

摸索 mō​suo
to grope verb
to feel about with the hands or feet; to grope for something in the dark

我在黑暗中摸索着门把手。

wǒ zài hēi'àn zhōng mō​suo zhe mén​bǎ​shou.

I groped for the door handle in the dark.

to explore
to try to find out or seek a way; to learn through trial and error
to stroke
to stroke or caress with the hand

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.46 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.20 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)