縮手縮腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎo

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

Characters

Character Meaning
縮 suō
to shrink; to contract; to reduce
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
縮 suō
to shrink; to contract; to reduce
腳 jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)