她摸黑摸不到燈的開關。

She groped for the light switch in the dark.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 她 tā she
2 摸黑 mōhēi to grope about in the dark
=3 摸 mō
  1. to feel with the hand
  2. to touch
  3. to stroke
  4. to grope
  5. to steal
  6. to abstract
=3 摸 mó variant of 摹 mó
4 不到 bùdào
  1. not to arrive
  2. not reaching
  3. insufficient
  4. less than
5 燈 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier: 盞
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 開關 kāiguān
  1. power switch
  2. gas valve
  3. to open the city (or frontier) gate
  4. to open and close
  5. to switch on and off