束手无策

shùshǒuwúcè

HSK 7

束手无策 — shùshǒuwúcè

1. lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it; fig. helpless in the face of a crisis; at a loss, with no way to cope

   遇到突发事故时，他束手无策，不知道怎么办。 yùdào tūfā shìgù shí tā shùshǒuwúcè bùzhī dào zěnmebàn — When an emergency occurred, he was at a loss and didn't know what to do.