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jīng 惊 huāng 慌 shī 失 cuò 措

惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò

panic-stricken; at a loss in a fright

Literally: alarmed panicked lose measure

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Origin

From the Bei Qi shu, describing officials thrown into panic by a sudden crisis.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; negative. 惊慌失措地跑出去.

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  1. 火警响了，很多人惊慌失措地往外跑。
    Huǒjǐng xiǎng le, hěn duō rén jīng huāng shī cuò de wǎng wài pǎo.
    When the fire alarm went off, many people ran outside in a panic.
    fire alarm ring (particle), very many person alarmed panicked lose measure (particle) toward outside run
  2. 遇到问题不要惊慌失措，先冷静下来想办法。
    Yùdào wèntí bùyào jīng huāng shī cuò, xiān lěngjìng xiàlái xiǎng bànfǎ.
    When you meet a problem, don't panic; calm down first and think of a solution.
    meet problem don't alarmed panicked lose measure, first calm down think method

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