茫然失措

Traditional form:

茫然失措

Pinyin (reading):

mángránshīcuò

Definitions:

• at a loss (idiom)

Characters:

• 茫 - vague, boundless; vast, widespread
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 措 - to arrange; to execute on; to manage

Traditional characters:

• 茫 - vague, boundless; vast, widespread
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 措 - to arrange; to execute on; to manage