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措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí) – no time to deal with it (idiom)

cuò shǒu bù jí

no time to deal with it (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

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