cuò shǒu bù jí

HSK 7–9

措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí) is a Chinese word meaning “no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared”.

Meanings

  1. 1no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

Characters in 措手不及

措cuò · to handle手shǒu · hand不bù · no; not so及jí · and

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct手hand不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good

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