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惊慌失措

jīng huāng shī cuò

4-character word Traditional 驚慌失措

What 惊慌失措 means

1. to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

The characters in 惊慌失措

• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 慌huāngto get panicky; to lose one's head; (colloquial) (after 得
• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 措cuòto handle; to manage; to put in order

Example sentences

• 昨天晚上，我惊慌失措。
  Zuótiān wǎnshang, wǒ jīnghuāngshīcuò.
  Last night, I fell into a panic.