惶恐 (huáng kǒng) — terrified, panic-stricken (formal/literary)

Definition

Examples

• 听到这个消息，他脸上露出惶恐的神情。
  Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā liǎn shàng lù chū huáng kǒng de shén qíng.
  Upon hearing the news, his face showed a terrified expression.
• 面对老师的质问，他心中惶恐不安。
  Miàn duì lǎo shī de zhì wèn, tā xīn zhōng huáng kǒng bù ān.
  Facing the teacher's interrogation, he felt panicked and uneasy inside.
• 漆黑的夜里，她独自一人感到十分惶恐。
  Qī hēi de yè lǐ, tā dú zì yì rén gǎn dào shí fēn huáng kǒng.
  In the pitch-black night, she felt utterly terrified alone.