惊
慌
失
措

To lose one's head out of fear (idiom) in Chinese: 惊慌失措 (jīng huāng shī cuò)

jīng huāng shī cuò

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 驚慌失措1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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惊
慌
失
措

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄤ

huāng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惊慌失措

Simplified

驚慌失措

Traditional

Example sentences

See 惊慌失措 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 火灾发生时，人们惊慌失措。

    huǒ zāi fā shēng shí， rén men jīng huāng shī cuò。

    When the fire broke out, people lost their heads in panic.

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Related words

慌

huāng

to get panicky

惊

jīng

to startle

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

措施

cuò shī

measure

慌张

huāng zhāng

flustered

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

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