束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè

helpless; at a loss what to do

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
束 shù HSK 3
to control; to bind; bundle
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
無 wú
not; no; not to have
策 cè HSK 6
policy; plan; scheme