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不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

4-character word

What 不知所措 means

1. not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2. embarrassed and at a complete loss

The characters in 不知所措

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 所suǒactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
• 措cuòto handle; to manage; to put in order

Example sentences

• 汤姆不知所措。
  Tāngmǔ bùzhīsuǒcuò.
  Tom doesn't know what he should do.
• 我没有想要让你不知所措。
  I didn't mean to overwhelm you.