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CHINESE WORD

yī chóu mò zhǎn

一筹莫展

to be unable to find a solution

Numbered pinyin: yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3
English meanings: to be unable to find a solution, to be at wits' end

Example sentences

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01
yīchóumòzhǎn一筹莫展。
At a loss.
02
jí急de得yīchóumòzhǎn一筹莫展。
At wit's end.
03
lěngjìng冷静sīkǎo思考。
Think calmly.
04
jí集sī思guǎng广yì益。
Pool ideas.
05
yíng迎rèn刃ér而jiě解。
Solved easily.
06
liǔ柳àn暗huā花míng明。
A light ahead.

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