措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

Dictionary entry

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

What does 措手不及 mean?

措手不及 (cuò shǒu bù jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

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措cuòto handle · to manage 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-及jíand · to reach

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措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

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