措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14581st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
措 cuò HSK 5
to arrange; to put in order; to handle
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
及 jí HSK 4
to reach; and; up to