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莫展一筹

莫展一筹 — “Unable to come up with any solution or plan”

莫展一筹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to come up with any solution or plan”. At one's wit's end; utterly at a loss what to do. Literally, “Cannot display a single strategy/plan”.

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莫展一筹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

莫展一筹 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
莫
mò11do not
展
zhǎn10spread out, display, or develop
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
筹
chóu13plan or raise funds

Example Sentence with 莫展一筹

面对这个突如其来的技术难题,项目团队成员们都莫展一筹,不知道该从何下手。
Faced with this sudden technical challenge, the project team members were all at their wit's end, not knowing where to begin.

Idioms Related to 莫展一筹

Synonyms of 莫展一筹

  • yī一chóu筹mò莫zhǎn展at one's wits' end

Antonyms of 莫展一筹

  • dà大xiǎn显shēn身shǒu手fully display one's talents and skills
  • shén神tōng通guǎng广dà大immensely capable and resourceful

More idioms starting with 莫

  • mò莫bù不yú逾chǐ侈Everyone is excessively extravagant
  • mò莫wéi为yǐ已shèn甚Don't go to extremes
  • mò莫zhī之yǔ与jīng京unrivaled; without parallel
  • mò莫zhī之shuí谁hé何unchallengeable and beyond reproach
  • mò莫yú予dú毒yě也No one can harm me
  • mò莫yú余dú毒yě也No one can harm me
  • mò莫xìn信zhí直zhōng中zhí直,,xū须fáng防rén人bù不rén仁Don't trust apparent honesty; guard against unkindness
  • mò莫zī兹wèi为shèn甚Nothing is more severe than this
  • mò莫kě可míng名zhuàng状beyond verbal description
  • mò莫kě可nài奈hé何have no alternative
  • mò莫kě可jiū究jié诘cannot be thoroughly investigated
  • mò莫míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable

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Questions about 莫展一筹

What does 莫展一筹 mean?

莫展一筹 (mò zhǎn yī chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to come up with any solution or plan”.

How do you pronounce 莫展一筹?

莫展一筹 is pronounced mò zhǎn yī chóu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 莫展一筹 literally mean?

Literally, 莫展一筹 means “Cannot display a single strategy/plan”. It is used to mean “Unable to come up with any solution or plan”.

What is the Chinese definition of 莫展一筹?

一点计策也施展不出,一点办法也想不出来。同“一筹莫展”。

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