束手无策 shù shǒu wú cè

helpless; at a loss what to do

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12607th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

Characters

Character Meaning
to control; to bind; bundle
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
not; no; not to have
policy; plan; scheme