一筹莫展(yī chóu mò zhǎn)

HSK 7-94 charactersTrad. 一籌莫展

to be unable to find a solution

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
yī chóu mò zhǎn
Meaning
to be unable to find a solution
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Characters
4
Traditional
一籌莫展

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