惊惶 (jīng huáng) — to be panic-stricken; to be terrified (formal/literary)
Definition
Formal/literary adjective meaning 'panic-stricken, terrified'. Use it for written or elevated prose rather than everyday speech.
adjective
to be panic-strickento be terrified (formal/literary)
Examples
- ，惊惶。Tā tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi hòu, yì liǎn jīng huáng de biǎo qíng.After hearing that news, he had a panic-stricken expression.
- ，惊惶。Miàn duì wēi jī, tā xiǎn de shí fēn jīng huáng.Facing the crisis, she appeared very terrified.
- 惊惶，。Dà jiā bú bì jīng huáng, qíng kuàng bìng méi yǒu nà me zāo.Everyone need not be panic-stricken; the situation is not that bad.
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