措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 HSK 7-9
- no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
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措
- 措施 cuò shī ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕ cou3 si1 measure
- 筹措 籌措 chóu cuò ㄔㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ cau4 cou3 to raise (money)
- 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò ㄐㄩˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ geoi2 cou3 move; act; measure
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 失措 shī cuò ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ sat1 cou3 to be at a loss
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- 措勤 Cuò qín ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ cou3 kan4 see 措勤县
- 措大 cuò dà ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ cou3 daai6 worthless scholar
- 措意 cuò yì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ cou3 ji3 to pay attention to
- 措手 cuò shǒu ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ cou3 sau2 to deal with
- 措置 cuò zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ cou3 zi3 to handle
- 措美 Cuò měi ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ cou3 mei5 see 措美县
- 措举 措舉 cuò jǔ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩˇ cou3 geoi2 move
- 措词 措詞 cuò cí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄘˊ cou3 ci4 wording
- 措办 措辦 cuò bàn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ cou3 baan6 to plan
- 措辞 措辭 cuò cí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄘˊ cou3 ci4 wording
- 无措 無措 wú cuò ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ mou4 cou3 helpless
- 措勤县 措勤縣 Cuò qín Xiàn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cou3 kan4 jyun6 Coqên, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地区, Tibet
- 措美县 措美縣 Cuò měi Xiàn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cou3 mei5 jyun6 Comai, a county in Shannan City 山南市, Tibet
- 木格措 Mù gé cuò ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ muk6 gaak3 cou3 Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
- 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
及
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 危及 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 kap6 to endanger
- 及其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ kap6 kei4 (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 及早 jí zǎo ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ kap6 zou2 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
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- 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time
- 及格 jí gé ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄜˊ kap6 gaak3 to pass an exam or a test
- 提及 tí jí ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ tai4 kap6 to mention
- 普及 pǔ jí ㄆㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ pou2 kap6 to spread extensively
- 波及 bō jí ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊ bo1 kap6 to spread to
- 涉及 shè jí ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ sip3 kap6 to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
- 顾及 顧及 gù jí ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ gu3 kap6 to take into consideration
- 来不及 來不及 lái bu jí ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄐㄧˊ loi4 bat1 kap6 there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
- 来得及 來得及 lái de jí ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧˊ loi4 dak1 kap6 to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
- 等不及 děng bù jí ㄉㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ dang2 bat1 kap6 can't wait
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí ㄌㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ lik6 so2 nang4 kap6 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 企及 qǐ jí ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ kei5 kap6 to hope to reach; to strive for
- 又及 yòu jí ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˊ jau6 kap6 P.S.
- 及物 jí wù ㄐㄧˊ ㄨˋ kap6 mat6 transitive (grammar)