一筹莫展

yìchóu-mòzhǎn

to be at one's wits' end; to find no solution

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 一籌莫展
Dictionary entry

to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end

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See it in sentences

难题让他一筹莫展。

Nántí ràng tā yìchóu-mòzhǎn.

English

The hard problem left him at his wits' end.

谁被这事弄得一筹莫展？

Shéi bèi zhè shì nòng de yìchóu-mòzhǎn?

English

Who is at their wits' end over this?

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