束手无策 束手無策
束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄜˋ cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3
- 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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束
- 拘束 jū shù ㄐㄩ ㄕㄨˋ keoi1 cuk1 to restrict
- 束缚 束縛 shù fù ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ cuk1 bok3 to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- 约束 約束 yuē shù ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋ joek3 cuk1 to restrict
- 结束 結束 jié shù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ git3 cuk1 termination
- 光束 guāng shù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨˋ gwong1 cuk1 light beam
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- 多束 duō shù ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ do1 cuk1 multibeam (e.g. laser)
- 收束 shōu shù ㄕㄡ ㄕㄨˋ sau1 cuk1 to constrict
- 散束 sàn shù ㄙㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ saan2 cuk1 scattering of bundle (of electrons in vacuum tube)
- 束修 shù xiū ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ cuk1 sau1 variant of 束脩
- 束手 shù shǒu ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ cuk1 sau2 to have one's hands tied
- 束狭 束狹 shù xiá ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˊ cuk1 haap6 narrow (of waterway)
- 束紧 束緊 shù jǐn ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ cuk1 gan2 gird
- 束胸 shù xiōng ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄥ cuk1 hung1 to bind one's breasts
- 束脩 shù xiū ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ cuk1 sau1 (literary) salary of a private tutor
- 束腰 shù yāo ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠ cuk1 jiu1 girdle
- 束腹 shù fù ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ cuk1 fuk1 corset
- 束衣 shù yī ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ cuk1 ji1 corset (clothing)
- 束装 束裝 shù zhuāng ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄤ cuk1 zong1 to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
- 束身 shù shēn ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄣ cuk1 san1 to bind oneself
- 束发 束髮 shù fà ㄕㄨˋ ㄈㄚˋ cuk1 faat3 to tie up one's hair
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
无 無
- 毫无 毫無 háo wú ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ hou4 mou4 not in the least
- 无不 無不 wú bù ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ mou4 bat1 none lacking
- 无偿 無償 wú cháng ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ mou4 soeng4 free; no charge; at no cost
- 无力 無力 wú lì ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ mou4 lik6 powerless
- 无奈 無奈 wú nài ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˋ mou4 noi6 to have no alternative
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- 无形 無形 wú xíng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mou4 jing4 incorporeal
- 无情 無情 wú qíng ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ mou4 cing4 pitiless
- 无意 無意 wú yì ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 ji3 inadvertent
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 无效 無效 wú xiào ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mou4 haau6 not valid
- 无敌 無敵 wú dí ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˊ mou4 dik6 unequalled
- 无数 無數 wú shù ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ mou4 sou3 countless
- 无比 無比 wú bǐ ㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bei2 incomparable; matchless
- 无法 無法 wú fǎ ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ mou4 faat3 unable to; incapable of
- 无理 無理 wú lǐ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ mou4 lei5 irrational
- 无疑 無疑 wú yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ mou4 ji4 undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 无穷 無窮 wú qióng ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ mou4 kung4 endless
- 无线 無線 wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mou4 sin3 wireless
策
- 对策 對策 duì cè ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄘㄜˋ deoi3 caak3 countermeasure for dealing with a situation
- 政策 zhèng cè ㄓㄥˋ ㄘㄜˋ zing3 caak3 policy
- 决策 決策 jué cè ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄘㄜˋ kyut3 caak3 strategic decision
- 策划 策劃 cè huà ㄘㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ caak3 waak6 to plot
- 策略 cè lüè ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ caak3 loek6 strategy; tactics
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- 计策 計策 jì cè ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄜˋ gai3 caak3 stratagem
- 鞭策 biān cè ㄅㄧㄢ ㄘㄜˋ bin1 caak3 to spur on
- 善策 shàn cè ㄕㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ sin6 caak3 wise policy
- 国策 國策 guó cè ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄘㄜˋ gwok3 caak3 a national policy
- 失策 shī cè ㄕ ㄘㄜˋ sat1 caak3 to blunder
- 孙策 孫策 Sūn Cè ㄙㄨㄣ ㄘㄜˋ syun1 caak3 Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
- 方策 fāng cè ㄈㄤ ㄘㄜˋ fong1 caak3 strategy
- 献策 獻策 xiàn cè ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄜˋ hin3 caak3 to offer advice
- 策勒 Cè lè ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄜˋ caak3 lak6 see 策勒县
- 策动 策動 cè dòng ㄘㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ caak3 dung6 to conspire
- 策励 策勵 cè lì ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ caak3 lai6 to encourage
- 策反 cè fǎn ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄢˇ caak3 faan2 to instigate (rebellion etc)
- 策问 策問 cè wèn ㄘㄜˋ ㄨㄣˋ caak3 man6 essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
- 策士 cè shì ㄘㄜˋ ㄕˋ caak3 si6 strategist
- 策展 cè zhǎn ㄘㄜˋ ㄓㄢˇ caak3 zin2 to curate
Example sentences
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当 當 我 听到 聽到 这个 這個 消息 时 時 , 我 束手无策 束手無策 。
I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.
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