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束手无策 (shù shǒu-wú cè) — (idiom) helpless; at one's wit's end; unable to do anything about a situation

Definition

Literally 'hands bound, no plan' — used for being utterly helpless before a problem. Stronger than 无奈 (merely having no choice); close to 一筹莫展, which focuses on having no idea what to try.

idiom
helplessat one's wit's endunable to do anything about a situation

Beispiele

  • ，束手无策。
    Miàn duì zhè ge nán tí, tā shù shǒu-wú cè.
    Faced with this difficult problem, he was helpless.
  • ，束手无策。
    Duì yú zhè zhǒng jí bìng, yī shēng men yě shù shǒu-wú cè.
    For this disease, doctors were also at a loss.
  • 束手无策，。
    Tā shù shǒu-wú cè, bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn.
    He was helpless and didn't know what to do.
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