慌

huāng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

Definitions

1. to get panicky
2. to lose one's head
3. (coll.) (after 得) unbearably
4. terribly

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Antonyms

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• 镇静 zhèn jìng 镇静 zhèn jìng calm 慌 means to panic, while 镇静 means calm and composed.: calm

Related words

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• 着急 zháo jí 着急 zháo jí to worry; to feel anxious 着急 means anxious or worried, which can lead to panicking (慌).: to worry; to feel anxious

Synonyms

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• 慌张 huāng zhāng 慌张 huāng zhāng flustered Both mean nervous or panicky, but 慌张 emphasizes a flustered state, while 慌 can also be used colloquially with 得 to mean 'terribly'.: flustered

Usage notes

Collocations

慌 is often used with 得 in the pattern 慌得…… to mean 'so panicky that...', e.g., 慌得说不出话 (so panicky that one cannot speak).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 慌 (huāng, panic) with 荒 (huāng, desolate). They are homophones but have completely different meanings.

Example Sentences

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听到消息，他心里很 慌 。

Upon hearing the news, he felt very panicky.

他非常 慌 張。

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Words Containing 慌

• 心慌 心慌 xīn huāng: to be flustered
• 恐慌 恐慌 kǒng huāng: panic
• 慌乱 慌乱 huāng luàn: frenetic
• 慌张 慌张 huāng zhāng: flustered
• 慌忙 慌忙 huāng máng: in a great rush
• 惊慌 惊慌 jīng huāng: to panic
• 惊慌失措 惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò: to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
• 不慌不忙 不慌不忙 bù huāng bù máng: calm and unhurried (idiom); composed
• 心慌意乱 心慌意乱 xīn huāng yì luàn: confused
• 恐慌发作 恐慌发作 kǒng huāng fā zuò: panic attack
• 慌得 慌得 huāng de: hurriedly
• 慌成一团 慌成一团 huāng chéng yī tuán: (of a group of people) to run about helplessly
• 慌神 慌神 huāng shén: to get agitated
• 瘆得慌 瘆得慌 shèn de huāng: frightening
• 发慌 发慌 fā huāng: to become agitated
• 着慌 着慌 zháo huāng: alarmed
• 惊慌失色 惊慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè: to go pale in panic (idiom)