What does 不知所措 mean in Chinese?
不知所措 (bùzhī-suǒcuò) means not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
不知所措
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
02
embarrassed and at a complete loss
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 不知所措?
不知所措 is pronounced bùzhī-suǒcuò.
Is 不知所措 an HSK word?
不知所措 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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