束手无策 (shù shǒu wú cè): Be at a loss — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L5

shù束

bind; tie; bunch; sheaf

HSK 3.0 · L2

shǒu手

hand

HSK 3.0 · L4

wú无

without

cè策

plan, scheme; whip; bamboo slips for writing

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How to Use 束手无策 in Sentences

Subject + Verb + Idiomwith面对问题

miàn面

duì对

wèn问

tí题

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

neutral

be helpless in the face of a problem

Adverb + Idiomwith完全

wán完

quán全

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

5.

Example Sentences with 束手无策

wǒ我

de的

chē车

huài坏

le了

，

wǒ我

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二手

èr shǒu

indirectly acquired

分手fēn shǒupart company; say good-bye; separate

对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival

手套shǒu tàogloves

无奈

wú nài

cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice

无效wú xiàonot valid

无数wú shùinnumerable; countless; myriad

无限wú xiànunlimited

策略

cè lüè

tactics; policy; strategy

鞭策biān cèspur on; encourage

计策jì cèTactics

策划人cè huà rénplanner; organizer

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How to Use 束手无策 in Sentences

Subject + Verb + Idiomwith面对问题

miàn面

duì对

wèn问

tí题

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

neutral

be helpless in the face of a problem

Adverb + Idiomwith完全

wán完

quán全

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

5.

Example Sentences with 束手无策

wǒ我

de的

chē车

huài坏

le了

，

wǒ我

neutral

completely helpless

neutral

feel helpless

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

。

My car broke down, and I was at a loss.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

fā发

de的

jì技

shù术

gù故

zhàng障

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

。

Faced with the sudden technical failure, the entire team was at a loss.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

duì对

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

wèn问

tí题

zhēn真

de的

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

ma吗

？

Are you really at a loss with this thorny problem?

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

，

zhǐ只

shì是

xū需

yào要

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

sī思

kǎo考

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

He is not at a loss; he just needs more time to think of a solution.

kàn看

dào到

hái孩

zi子

kū哭

nào闹

bù不

zhǐ止

，

xīn新

shǒu手

fù父

mǔ母

cháng常

gǎn感

dào到

shù束

shǒu手

wú无

cè策

。

Seeing their child crying incessantly, new parents often feel at a loss.

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