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捉摸

to fathom

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zhuo1mo1 • zhuōmō

Meaning

Primary

to fathom

Alternatives

fathom, to ascertain, ascertain, make sense of

Mnemonic

捉摸 To fathom something is 摸 to grope around and try 捉 to catch it's true nature in order to better understand it.

Usage

她 的 性格 让人 难以 捉摸。

Her personality is difficult to fathom.

情况 不可 捉摸。

The situation is impossible to fathom.

这 件 事 的 结果 很 难 捉摸。

The outcome of this matter is hard to fathom.