摸着石头过河
mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

to feel one's way forward

  • created sense approved 摸着石头过河/摸著石頭過河 · mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé · to feel one's way forward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸着石头过河 / 摸著石頭過河

    mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

    to feel one's way forward

    to advance cautiously by testing each step; to make progress through trial and error, as in policy or reform

    摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to touch 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 石头 (literal) → 石头/石頭 · shí​tou · stone 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · river

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 摸着石头过河/摸著石頭過河 · mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé · to take things as they come — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摸着石头过河 / 摸著石頭過河

    mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

    to take things as they come

    to take things one step at a time because the future is unpredictable; to just get by

    摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to touch 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 石头 (literal) → 石头/石頭 · shí​tou · stone 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · river

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense