Chinese Word: 摸着石头过河 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

摸 mō 着 zhe 石 shí 头 tou 过 guò 河 hé (Trad.: 摸著石頭過河)

to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom); to advance cautiously, step by step; to feel one's way forward

1		tā 他 xíng róng 形容 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 zhè duàn 这段 jīng lì 经历 wèi 为 mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河。 He himself more accurately described his approach as "crossing a river by feeling the stones".
2		yòng 用 yī wèi 一位 zhōng guó 中国 lǐng dǎo rén 领导人 de 的 huà shuō 话说， jiù shì 就是 “ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” 。 In some great Chinese leader's words, we have to "wade across the stream by feeling the way".
3		gǎi gé 改革 hái 还 chǔ zài 处在 tàn suǒ 探索 jiē duàn 阶段， yào 要 mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河， shǐ 使 qí 其 jiàn kāng 健康 fā zhǎn 发展。 To ensure a healthy development of the reforms, we should be very cautious, for they are still at the exploratory stage.
4		zài 在 “ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” de 的 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中， zhèng fǔ bù mén 政府部门 fā huī 发挥 le 了 jǔ zú qīng zhòng 举足轻重 de 的 zuò yòng 作用。 In the course of"cross the river by feeling the stones", governmental sector plays a vital role.
5		“ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” ， dèng 邓 de 的 dòng zuò 动作 fēi cháng 非常 jǐn shèn 谨慎， xī xīn 悉心 zhǎng wò 掌握 zhe 着 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 píng héng 平衡。 Deng moved carefully, "crossing the river by feeling for the stones."

1		tā 他 xíng róng 形容 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 zhè duàn 这段 jīng lì 经历 wèi 为 mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河。 He himself more accurately described his approach as "crossing a river by feeling the stones".
2		yòng 用 yī wèi 一位 zhōng guó 中国 lǐng dǎo rén 领导人 de 的 huà shuō 话说， jiù shì 就是 “ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” 。 In some great Chinese leader's words, we have to "wade across the stream by feeling the way".
3		gǎi gé 改革 hái 还 chǔ zài 处在 tàn suǒ 探索 jiē duàn 阶段， yào 要 mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河， shǐ 使 qí 其 jiàn kāng 健康 fā zhǎn 发展。 To ensure a healthy development of the reforms, we should be very cautious, for they are still at the exploratory stage.
4		zài 在 “ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” de 的 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中， zhèng fǔ bù mén 政府部门 fā huī 发挥 le 了 jǔ zú qīng zhòng 举足轻重 de 的 zuò yòng 作用。 In the course of"cross the river by feeling the stones", governmental sector plays a vital role.
5		“ mō zhe 摸着 shí tou 石头 guò hé 过河 ” ， dèng 邓 de 的 dòng zuò 动作 fēi cháng 非常 jǐn shèn 谨慎， xī xīn 悉心 zhǎng wò 掌握 zhe 着 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 píng héng 平衡。 Deng moved carefully, "crossing the river by feeling for the stones."