Chinese word dictionary

摸鱼

mō yú · to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy

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Word information

Simplified摸鱼

Traditional摸魚

Pinyinmō yú

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Character breakdown

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摸mō

to caress, to stroke, to gently touch

鱼yú

fish

How to learn 摸鱼

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Words with the same characters

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鱼yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]); surname Yu

摸mō

to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract

钓鱼diàoyú

to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing

鲨鱼shāyú

shark

触摸chùmō

to touch

鳄鱼èyú

alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])