# 一筹莫展 (yīchóumòzhǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一筹莫展 (yīchóumòzhǎn) means “at one's wits' end; helpless”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at one's wits' end; helpless
- Pinyin: yīchóumòzhǎn (yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3)
- Traditional: 一籌莫展
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 面对这个难题，大家都一筹莫展。
  Miànduì zhège nántí, dàjiā dōu yīchóumòzhǎn.
  Faced with this problem, everyone was at their wits' end.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [筹](https://hanziro.com/word/chou-prepare/) (chóu): to prepare; to raise funds
- 莫 (mò): do not; there is none who
- 展 (zhǎn): to spread out; to open up

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-chou-mo-zhan-at-ones-wits/

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