shǒu
cuò

idiom
common

Meaning of 手足无措

手足无措 means at a loss; don't know what to do; in a panic. Pronounced shǒu zú wú cuò.

  • at a loss; don't know what to do; in a panic

Definitions & Examples

shàng
tái
yǎn
jiǎng
 
jǐn
zhāng
de
shǒu
cuò
 

It was his first time giving a speech on stage, and he was so nervous that he was completely at a loss.

Miàn
duì
lái
de
zhì
wèn
 
shí
shǒu
cuò
 

Faced with the sudden questioning, he was momentarily at a loss.

Zhè
me
duō
xuǎn
bǎi
zài
miàn
qián
 
gǎn
dào
shǒu
cuò
 

With so many choices before her, she felt overwhelmed and didn't know what to do.