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惊慌失措 (jīng huāng shī cuò): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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惊慌失措

惊慌失措 (jīng huāng shī cuò): Panic / be flustered — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

惊慌失措 consists of 4 characters.

to startle, to be frightened

flustered, nervous, panicked

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

to lose; to miss; to fail

to arrange, to handle, to manage

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Pinyinjīng huāng shī cuò

Meaningpanic / be flustered

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word惊慌失措

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3.

How to Use 惊慌失措 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 惊慌失措 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith令人

lìng令

rén人

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

neutral

cause someone to panic and become flustered

Verb + Complement

xiǎn显

de得

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

Adjective + Nounwith样子

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

de的

yàng样

zi子

4.

Example Sentences with 惊慌失措

tā他

tīng听

dào到

jù巨

xiǎng响

，

jīng惊

neutral

appear panicked and flustered

gǎn感

dào到

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

neutral

feel panicked and flustered

neutral

a panicked and flustered appearance

huāng

慌

shī失

cuò措

dì地

pǎo跑

kāi开

le了

。

He heard a loud noise and ran away in panic.

tīng听

dào到

huǒ火

jǐng警

jǐng警

bào报

，

tā他

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

de地

pǎo跑

chū出

le了

dà大

lóu楼

。

Upon hearing the fire alarm, he panicked and ran out of the building.

miàn面

duì对

jì记

zhě者

de的

jiān尖

ruì锐

tí提

wèn问

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

，

ér而

shì是

cóng从

róng容

yìng应

duì对

。

Facing the reporter's sharp questions, he did not panic but responded calmly.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zài在

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

xià下

rú如

cǐ此

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

，

wán完

quán全

luàn乱

le了

zhèn阵

jiǎo脚

？

Why did you panic so much in the sudden situation and completely lose your composure?

kǎo考

shì试

shí时

yù遇

dào到

nán难

tí题

，

tā她

yī一

shí时

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

，

wàng忘

le了

dá答

àn案

。

When she encountered a difficult question during the exam, she panicked and forgot the answer.

jìn尽

guǎn管

huǒ火

jǐng警

xiǎng响

qǐ起

，

dàn但

jīng经

guò过

xùn训

liàn练

de的

chéng乘

kè客

men们

sī丝

háo毫

méi没

yǒu有

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

。

Even though the fire alarm sounded, the trained passengers did not panic at all.

kàn看

dào到

hái孩

zi子

zǒu走

shī失

，

mǔ母

qīn亲

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

dì地

sì四

chù处

xún寻

zhǎo找

，

jī几

hū乎

yào要

bēng崩

kuì溃

。

Seeing her child missing, the mother panicked and searched everywhere, almost breaking down.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

wēi危

jī机

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

xiǎn显

de得

yǒu有

xiē些

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

，

dàn但

hěn很

kuài快

lěng冷

jìng静

xià下

lái来

zhì制

dìng定

le了

yìng应

duì对

fāng方

àn案

。

Faced with the sudden crisis, the whole team seemed a bit panicked, but soon calmed down and formulated a response plan.

tā他

xiān先

shì是

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

，

suí随

jí即

yì意

shí识

dào到

bì必

xū须

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

cái才

néng能

jiě解

jué决

wèn问

tí题

。

He panicked at first, but then realized he had to stay calm to solve the problem.

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惊喜jīng xǐHSK 5
惊人jīng rénHSK 6
惊动jīng dòngHSK 6
惊奇jīng qíHSK 6
惊讶jīng yàHSK 6
震惊zhèn jīngHSK 6
大吃一惊dà chī yī jīngHSK 6

Words with 慌

慌张huāng zhāngHSK 5
心慌xīn huāngHSK 7-9
恐慌kǒng huāngHSK 7-9
惊慌jīng huāngHSK 7-9
慌乱huāng luànHSK 7-9
慌忙huāng mángHSK 7-9

Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shīHSK 5
失业shī yèHSK 5
失去shī qùHSK 5
失恋shī liànHSK 5
失眠shī miánHSK 5
损失

Words with 措

措施cuò shīHSK 5
举措jǔ cuòHSK 7-9
筹措chóu cuòHSK 7-9
不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuòHSK 7-9
措手不及cuò shǒu bù jíHSK 7-9

sǔn shī

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