Chinese word dictionary

束手

shù shǒu · to have one's hands tied; helpless; unable to do anything about it

Word information

Simplified束手
Traditional束手
Pinyinshù shǒu
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 束手

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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