mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

cautious progress

  • created sense approved 摸着石头过河/摸著石頭過河 · mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé · cautious progress

    摸着石头过河 / 摸著石頭過河

    mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

    cautious progress

    to advance cautiously through experimentation, or to feel one's way forward step by step

    改革开放初期没有现成的经验,只能摸着石头过河。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 摸着石头过河/摸著石頭過河 · mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé · wade

    摸着石头过河 / 摸著石頭過河

    mō​zhe​shí​tou​guò​hé

    wade

    to wade across a river by feeling for footholds as one goes

    河水虽然不深,但水流很急,必须摸着石头过河。

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