措手不及

cuòshǒu-bùjí

caught unprepared; no time to react

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

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措
手
不
及

See it in sentences

这消息让他措手不及。

Zhè xiāoxi ràng tā cuòshǒu-bùjí.

English

The news caught him unprepared.

暴雨让人措手不及。

Bàoyǔ ràng rén cuòshǒu-bùjí.

English

The rainstorm caught everyone off guard.

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措
手
不
及

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