HSK 7-9
束手无策
shùshǒu-wúcèMeaning
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
Stroke order
Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis