WordTaiwan frequency #23,829
手足無措
ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
“at a loss what to do; bewildered and panicky, not knowing how to act or where to put one's hands and feet”
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手
ㄕㄡˇ
Hand; person skilled in a certain type of work; person engaged in certain work; classifier for skill; personal; convenient.
足
ㄗㄨˊ
foot; leg; as much as; sufficient; ample; fully; a base or support; a surname.
無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
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
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 手機ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧcell phone; mobile phone; handheld device for calling, messaging, and internet access.
- 不足ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊinsufficient; not enough; lacking; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- 無論ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋno matter what; regardless of; used to introduce a condition that does not affect the outcome; let alone; not to mention
- 滿足ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊto satisfy; to meet the needs of; to be satisfied or content; to reach a set period or term; to be sufficient or adequate.
- 措施ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕmeasure; step taken to address a problem; action implemented to achieve a goal
- 毫無ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊnot in the least; completely lacking; utterly without
- 選手ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇathlete; contestant; a person chosen to represent in a competition or match.
- 對手ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇopponent; rival; competitor; a well-matched adversary; a person of comparable ability; a spouse or partner
- 手術ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋsurgery; a medical procedure in which a doctor cuts into a patient's body to treat disease or injury; operation.
- 雙手ㄕㄨㄤ ㄕㄡˇboth hands; two hands.
- 手段ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋmethod; way; means of doing something; skill; ability; trick; wile