抚摩 (fǔ mó) — to stroke, to caress (gently, with care)

Definition

抚摩 (fǔmó) means to stroke or caress gently with the hand, usually for comfort or affection. The character 摩 emphasizes the slow, repeated touch — gentler than a single 摸 (mō).

verb

to stroketo caress (gently, with care)

Examples

抚摩。
Tā qīng qīng de fǔ mó zhe hái zi de tóu fa.
She gently stroked the child's hair.
，抚摩。
Tā shēn chū shǒu, fǔ mó le yí xià nà zhī māo.
He reached out and stroked the cat once.
抚摩。
Lǎo rén mò mò de fǔ mó zhe nà zhāng jiù zhào piàn.
The old man silently caressed that old photograph.

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