半筹莫展 — “At one's wits' end”
半筹莫展 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “at one's wits' end”. Utterly helpless; unable to come up with any solution. Literally, “unable to come up with even half a plan”.
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半筹莫展 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半筹莫展 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 半筹莫展
面对这个突如其来的难题，他感到半筹莫展，不知道该从何下手
Facing this sudden difficult problem, he felt utterly helpless, not knowing where to start.
Idioms Related to 半筹莫展
More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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Open the tool →Questions about 半筹莫展
What does 半筹莫展 mean?
半筹莫展 (bàn chóu mò zhǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “at one's wits' end”.
How do you pronounce 半筹莫展?
半筹莫展 is pronounced bàn chóu mò zhǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半筹莫展 literally mean?
Literally, 半筹莫展 means “unable to come up with even half a plan”. It is used to mean “at one's wits' end”.
What is the Chinese definition of 半筹莫展?
半条计策也拿不出来。比喻一点办法也没有。