to be up to one's ears in work (idiom); to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
trad. 分身乏術
Also written 分身乏術【fēn shēn fá shù】
Characters in this word
4分
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to divide; to separate, to distribute; to allocate, to distinguish (good and bad), (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]), fraction, one tenth (of certain units), unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm, minute (unit of time), minute (angular measurement unit), a point (in sports or games), 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- Pinyin
- fēn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1072 of 2500
身
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body, life, oneself, personally, one's morality and conduct, the main part of a structure or body, pregnant, classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset, Kangxi radical 158
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3095 of 2500
乏
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short of, tired
- Pinyin
- fá
- Strokes
- 4
术
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method, technique
- Pinyin
- shù
- Traditional
- 術
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 13067 of 2500