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束手无策
束手無策
shùshǒuwúcè
1. lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

Character Breakdown

束
shù
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
HSK 3 7 丶
手
shǒu
hand
HSK 2 4 丶
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4 4 丶
策
cè
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
HSK 6 12 丶

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