措手不及

cuòshǒubùjí

HSK 7

措手不及 — cuòshǒubùjí

1. to be taken by surprise; to be caught unprepared; no time to deal with it

   那场突如其来的暴雨让城市交通措手不及。 nàchǎng tūrúqílái de bàoyǔ ràng chéngshìjiāotōng cuòshǒubùjí — The sudden downpour caught the city's traffic unprepared.