What does 措手不及 mean in Chinese?
措手不及 (cuòshǒu-bùjí) means no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
措手不及
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
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 措手不及?
措手不及 is pronounced cuòshǒu-bùjí.
Is 措手不及 an HSK word?
措手不及 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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