措手不及
cuò shǒu bù jíㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Traditional: 措手不及
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí) means no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared.
Meaning(set phrase)
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
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Stroke order
11 strokes
4 strokes
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
3 strokes
and; to reach; up to; in time for