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一筹莫展

yī chóu mò zhǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 一籌莫展

一筹莫展 (yī chóu mò zhǎn) means "to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一筹莫展 means

1. to be unable to find a solution
2. to be at wits' end

The characters in 一筹莫展

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 筹chóuchip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket; to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)…
• 莫mòdo not; there is none who
• 展zhǎnto spread out; to open up; to exhibit

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