茫然失措 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• at a loss

Character by character

• 茫mángvague, boundless; vast, widespread
• 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
• 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 措cuòto arrange; to execute on; to manage

Idioms sharing a character

• 暮色苍茫 mù sè cāng máng
• 苦海茫茫 kǔ hǎi máng máng
• 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
• 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
• 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
• 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
• 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
• 依然如故 yī rán rú gù
• 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ
• 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù

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