束手

shù shǒu

Definitions

1. to have one's hands tied
2. helpless
3. unable to do anything about it

Words Containing 束手

• 束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín: hands tied and waiting to be captured
• 束手就毙 shù shǒu jiù bì: hands tied and expecting the worst
• 束手待毙 shù shǒu dài bì: to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
• 束手待死 shù shǒu dài sǐ: hands tied and expecting the worst
• 束手无策 shù shǒu wú cè: lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis

Child Words of 束手

• 手 shǒu: hand
• 束 shù: to bind