mō​bu​zháo​mén​r

to be at a loss

  1. adjective
    to feel out
    to sound out; to try to find out or understand through exploration; to probe
  2. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  3. zháo particle
    [result]
    Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".
  4. mén adjectivenoun
    knack
    (bound form) way to do something; knack; key to a problem
  5. r particleaffix
    [erhua suffix]
    A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.