不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò · bu zhi suo cuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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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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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