束手无策

束手无策束手無策 shù shǒu 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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Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 當我聽到這個消息時, 我束手無策。 I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.

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