一 筹 莫 展

yīchóu-mòzhǎn

“To be unable to find a solution” in Chinese is 一筹莫展.

Meaning

to be unable to find a solution
to be at wits' end

Example

敌人无法靠近这里，所以一筹莫展。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yīHSK 11 strokesone chóuHSK 7-913 strokeschip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket mòHSK 7-910 strokesdo not zhǎnHSK 310 strokesto spread out

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