束手无策

shùshǒu-wúcè

helpless in the face of a crisis

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 束手無策
Dictionary entry

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
手
无
策

See it in sentences

面对难题他束手无策。

Miànduì nántí tā shùshǒu-wúcè.

English

He was helpless before the hard problem.

谁对这件事束手无策？

Shéi duì zhè jiàn shì shùshǒu-wúcè?

English

Who is at a loss about this matter?

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束
手
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