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束手无策

shùshǒu-wúcè

Traditional: 束手無策

lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

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Meaning of 束手无策 in English

shùshǒu-wúcèHSK 7–9Syllabus #9189
  1. lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

Characters

束 on its own →
shù · classifier for bunches, bundles, beams o

HSK words with 束

结束HSK 3束HSK 5约束HSK 6拘束HSK 7–9束缚HSK 7–9
手 on its own →
shǒu · hand

HSK words with 手

手机HSK 1手HSK 2手表HSK 2洗手间HSK 2歌手HSK 4动手HSK 5对手HSK 5二手HSK 5分手HSK 5手段HSK 5
无 on its own →
wú · to lack

HSK words with 无

无HSK 4无法HSK 4无聊HSK 4无论HSK 4无关HSK 5无奈HSK 5无数HSK 5无限HSK 5无效HSK 5毫无HSK 6
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HSK words with 策

策划HSK 6策略HSK 6决策HSK 6政策HSK 6鞭策HSK 7–9对策HSK 7–9计策HSK 7–9

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