束手无策 in English shu4 shou3 wu2 ce4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiomatic expression); metaphorically helpless in the face of a crisis

Simplified Characters

束 手 无 策

Traditional Characters

束 手 無 策

Pinyin

shu4 shou3 wu2 ce4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

束shu4surname Shu 手shou3hand 无wu2not to have 策ce4surname Ce