束手
束手
shù shǒu
to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it
verb
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Definitions
- (verb) to have one's hands tied
- helpless
- unable to do anything about it
Example Sentences
Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
爱莫能助(ài mò néng zhù)— unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
→束手无策(shù shǒu wú cè)— lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
→孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)— Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→做手(zuò shǒu)— to put one's hand to sth
→HSK & Exam Info
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