| 不知所措 |
bù zhī suǒ cuò |
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不知 |
bù zhī |
not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 所 |
suǒ |
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:个 |
| 措 |
cuò |
to handle / to manage / to put in order / to arrange / to administer / to execute / to take action on / to plan |