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一筹莫展

HSK 7-9

yìchóu-mòzhǎn

without change; always the same

Alternative translations

  • ne savoir que faire
  • être à deux doigts de la crise

Explanation

to be at wits' end

Examples

问题太复杂,我们一筹莫展。

wèntí tài fùzá, wǒmen yīchóu-mòzhǎn.

the issue is too complex and we are at a loss

我们已经尽力了,但还是无法解决这个问题。现在我们真是无计可施。

wǒmen yǐjīng jìnlì le, dàn hái shì bù kěnéng juédèsuō zhè gè wèntí. xiànzài wǒmen zhēnshì wújìkèsī.

we have tried our best, but still cannot solve this problem. Now we really have no way out