chù mō
touch
In Chinese, '触摸' is used similarly to 'touch' in English. It can refer to coming into physical contact with something, or using your fingers to interact with a touchscreen device. Just like in English, it can also be used metaphorically to mean 'affecting someone emotionally'.
Nǐ kěyǐ chùmō nà běn shū.
You can touch that book.
This sentence is instructing or permitting the listener to touch a specific book.
Chùmō píng hěn mǐngǎn.
The touchscreen is very sensitive.
This sentence refers to a sensitive touchscreen, indicating that it responds quickly or intensely to touch.
Bùyào chùmō shī qī.
Do not touch the wet paint.
This is a warning not to touch a surface that has recently been painted.
Chùmō nà zhī māo hěn shūshì.
Touching that cat is very comfortable.
The sentence communicates that touching a particular cat brings comfort.
Wǒmen kěyǐ tōngguò chùmō xuéxí.
We can learn through touch.
This sentence points out that touch can be an effective learning tool.
Chùmō shì wǒmen gǎnzhī shìjiè de fāngshì zhī yī.
Touch is one of the ways we perceive the world.
In this sentence, touch is marked as one of the modes by which we explore and understand our surroundings.
Chùmō miànbǎn yǔnxǔ wǒmen qiǎomiào de kòngzhì shèbèi.
Touch panels allow us to control devices cleverly.
The sentence expresses how touch panels are advanced tools in controlling various devices.
Zhè jiàn yìshùpǐn wúfǎ chùmō.
This piece of art cannot be touched.
This is a, often seen, rule in galleries and museums, instructing that a particular artwork should not be touched.
Tā de shǒuzhǐ chùmō dào dòngshāng, shīqù le gǎnjué.
His fingers touched the frostbite and lost feeling.
This sentence describes a situation where a person's fingers become numb from touching something suffering from frostbite.
Tā chùmō shítou gǎnjué qí wēndù.
She touched the stone to feel its temperature.
This sentence talks about how touching the stone helped her sense its temperature.