束手无策

束手無策

shùshǒu-wúcè

idiom #12,601

Meanings

1 to be helpless; to be at a loss what to do; to have one's hands tied

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

面对这种情况，大家都束手无策。

Miànduì zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng, dàjiā dōu shùshǒu-wúcè.

Faced with this situation, everyone was helpless.

Tips

memory

Literally 'hands bound, no strategy' - picture someone with tied hands, unable to take action.

Stroke Order

束 shù

手 shǒu

无 wú

策 cè