一筹莫展

yìchóu-mòzhǎn

to be at one's wits' end; to have no way out

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

yìchóu-mòzhǎn

面对如此棘手的局面，他一筹莫展。

Miàn duì rúcǐ jíshǒu de júmiàn, tā yìchóu-mòzhǎn.

Faced with such a tricky situation, he was at his wits' end.

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