get the hang of something; get started
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to get the hang of it; to figure out the basics; to get started
informal北方口语，常与否定词'不'连用表示还没找到门路，或与'摸着点儿'连用表示刚有点进展。
Gāng刚
kāi开
shǐ始
xué学
biān编
chéng程
，
wǒ我
hái还
bù不
mō摸
mén门
r儿
ne呢
。
I'm just starting to learn programming; I haven't gotten the hang of it yet.
Zuò做
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
，
tā他
zǒng总
suàn算
mō摸
zhe着
diǎn点
r儿
mén门
r儿
le了
。
After doing it for a few months, he finally started to get the hang of it.
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Zhè这
shì事
wǒ我
bù不
mō摸
mén门
r儿
，
nǐ你
děi得
jiāo教
jiao教
wǒ我
。
I'm clueless about this matter; you have to teach me.
Mō摸
mén门
r儿
zhī之
hòu后
，
xué学
xí习
qǐ起
lái来
jiù就
kuài快
duō多
le了
。
Once you get the hang of it, learning becomes much faster.