措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí 🔊 no time to deal with it (idiom) HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Its characters 措cuòto handle手shǒuhandHSK 2不bùnot; noHSK 1及jíandHSK 5