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不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò · bu zhi suo cuo

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Meaning

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

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The boss asks for a song

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)聚会(jùhuì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was your party yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)突然(tūrán)让(ràng)我(wǒ)唱歌(chànggē)，我(wǒ)不知所措(bùzhīsuǒcuò)。

    The boss suddenly asked me to sing, and I was lost.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)唱了(chàngle)吗(ma)？

    Did you sing, then?

  4. Dengdeng

    唱了(chàngle)，我(wǒ)不知所措(bùzhīsuǒcuò)地(de)唱了(chàngle)两遍(liǎngbiàn)同一句(tóngyījù)。

    I did. Flustered, I sang the same line twice.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，大家(dàjiā)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    Haha, everyone must have had fun.

  6. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)说(shuō)下次(xiàcì)再(zài)唱(chàng)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)不知所措(bùzhīsuǒcuò)了(le)。

    The boss said to sing again next time. I'm even more lost.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

面(miàn)对(duì)突(tū)然(rán)的(de)提(tí)问(wèn)，他(tā)一(yì)时(shí)不(bù)知(zhī)所(suǒ)措(cuò)。

Faced with the sudden question, he was at a loss for a moment.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)那(nà)里(lǐ)不(bù)知(zhī)所(suǒ)措(cuò)。

Hearing the news, she stood there not knowing what to do.

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