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失措

shī cuò

2-character word

What 失措 means

1. to be at a loss

The characters in 失措

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 措cuòto handle; to manage; to put in order

Example sentences

• 昨天晚上，我惊慌失措。
  Zuótiān wǎnshang, wǒ jīnghuāngshīcuò.
  Last night, I fell into a panic.
• 到了多少岁之后 ，我才能变得不会轻易地被某些东西伤害， 沮丧 ，旁徨失措呢。
  dào le duōshao suì zhīhòu , wǒ cáinéng biàn dei búhuì qīngyìdi bèi mǒu xiē dōngxi shānghài , jǔsàng , páng huáng shī cuò ne .
  At what age will I be able to withstand what now hurts me so easily, makes me disheartened and anxious?

Words containing 失措

• 惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
• 张皇失措zhāng huáng shī cuòpanic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 张惶失措
• 仓皇失措cāng huáng shī cuòflustered; ruffled; disconcerted
• 茫然失措máng rán shī cuòat a loss (idiom)
• 惊惶失措jīng huáng shī cuòsee 惊慌失措

Sounds the same

Read shī cuò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 失错to make a careless mistake; mistake; slip-up