束手待死 shù shǒu dài sǐ

hands tied and expecting the worst

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. hands tied and expecting the worst

Characters

Character Meaning
束 shù HSK 3
to control; to bind; bundle
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible