手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò

at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 16991st word

Definitions

  1. 1. at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered

Characters

Character Meaning
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
足 zú HSK 2
to be sufficient; foot; ample
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
措 cuò HSK 5
to arrange; to put in order; to handle