一筹莫展
yī​chóu​mò​zhǎn HSK7

at wits' end

  • created reference approved 一筹莫展/一籌莫展 → 束手无策/束手無策 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一筹莫展 / 一籌莫展 yī​chóu​mò​zhǎn

    束手无策 / 束手無策 shù​shǒu​wú​cè

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一筹莫展/一籌莫展 · yī​chóu​mò​zhǎn · at wits' end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一筹莫展 / 一籌莫展

    yī​chóu​mò​zhǎn

    at wits' end

    Unable to find a solution or a way out of a difficult situation; to be completely stuck without any ideas or strategies.

    yì​chóu​mò​zhǎn

    一筹 (literal) → 一筹/一籌 · yī​chóu · plan 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · not 展 (literal) → 展 · zhǎn · to put to use

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense