束手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

束手 Usage and Examples

to be helpless

to have one's hands tied

to be at a loss

一束手电光搜索了离他们藏身之处仅几码远的低矮灌丛。

A flashlight beam probed the underbrush only yards away from their hiding place.

令人为难的事实是，如果我们不解决工程问题，我们就会束手无策。

The inconvenient truth is that if we don't solve the engineering problem, we're helpless.

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
束	shù	7	bind, bundle, restrain
手	shǒu	4	hand, skill, person, handy

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What does 束手 mean in Chinese?

束手 (shù shǒu) means “to be helpless, to have one's hands tied, to be at a loss”.

How do you pronounce 束手?

束手 is pronounced shù shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to be helpless” in Chinese?

“to be helpless” is 束手 (shù shǒu) in Chinese.

How is 束手 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 束手, each with pinyin and an English translation.