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无从下手

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wú cóng xià shǒu

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  1. 1. not know where to start

Words Containing 无从下手

老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)

Child Words of 无从下手

下
xià

down

下手
xià shǒu

to start

从
cóng
手
shǒu

hand

无
wú

not to have

无从
wú cóng

not to have access

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