WordTaiwan frequency #9,341
不知所措
ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
“not knowing what to do; at a loss; bewildered and unsure how to react.”
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不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
知
ㄓ
To know; to understand; to be aware of; to recognize; to distinguish; to associate with; to entertain or treat; knowledge or learning.
所
ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Place or location; classifier for buildings or institutions; particle introducing a relative clause or passive construction; that which.
措
ㄘㄨㄛˋ
to handle; to arrange; to put in place; to manage; to take action; to plan; to discard; to stab
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 知道ㄓ ㄉㄠˋto know; to be aware of; to understand; to realize
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 所有ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇall; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to have
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating