摸黑 (mō hēi) — to grope in the dark; to do something in the dark; (colloquial) at dusk; in dim light
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning to do something in the dark or at dusk, without proper light. It is written as one unit but the verb-object pair splits for aspect markers (摸了一个小时的黑).
verb
to grope in the darkto do something in the dark(colloquial) at duskin dim light
Examples
- 摸黑，。Tā mō hēi zǒu jìn fáng jiān, méi yǒu kāi dēng.He groped his way into the room without turning on the light.
- ，。Zuó wǎn tíng diàn, wǒ men mō le yí gè xiǎo shí de hēi cái zhǎo dào là zhú.Last night the power went out; we groped in the dark for an hour before finding candles.
- 摸黑，。mō hēi Gǎn lù, zhōng yú zài tiān liàng qián dào le cūn zi.Traveling in the dark, we finally reached the village before dawn.
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