束手无策 meaning in English
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
Traditional 束手無策27 strokes
Meaning of 束手无策
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shùshǒuwúcè
- lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
束手无策 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
当我听到这个消息时, 我束手无策。
I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.
Stroke order for each character
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束 shù · to bind · 7 strokes
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手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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策 cè · to urge · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 束手无策.
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 结束 | jiéshù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 歌手 | gēshǒu | singer |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands |
| 手续 | shǒuxù | procedure; formalities |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
Questions about 束手无策
What does 束手无策 mean?
束手无策 (shùshǒuwúcè) means "lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis".
How do you write 束手无策?
束手无策 is made of 4 characters: 束 (7 strokes), 手 (4 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 策 (12 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
How is 束手无策 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 束手无策 is written 束手無策.