措
手
不
及

No time to deal with it (idiom) in Chinese: 措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí)

cuò shǒu bù jí

no time to deal with it (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

Stroke order

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措
手
不
及

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个消息来得太突然，让我措手不及。

    zhè ge xiāo xī lái de tài tū rán， ràng wǒ cuò shǒu bù jí。

    The news came so suddenly that it caught me unprepared.

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Related words

不

bù

no

手

shǒu

hand

及

jí

and

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

及时

jí shí

timely

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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