不知所措 meaning in English
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
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Meaning of 不知所措
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùzhīsuǒcuò
- not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知所措 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆不知所措。
Tom doesn't know what he should do.
我没有想要让你不知所措。
I didn't mean to overwhelm you.
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes
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所 suǒ · actually · 8 strokes
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措 cuò · to arrange · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不知所措.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
Questions about 不知所措
What does 不知所措 mean?
不知所措 (bùzhīsuǒcuò) means "not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss".
How do you write 不知所措?
不知所措 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 知 (8 strokes), 所 (8 strokes), 措 (11 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.