惶 (huáng) — fearful, anxious (used in compounds); flurried, panicky (used in compounds)
Definition
惶 is a bound morpheme meaning 'anxious, panicked' — it never stands alone, only appearing in compounds like 惶恐. Stronger than 慌 (panicky, flustered) in tone.
bound form
fearfulanxious (used in compounds)flurriedpanicky (used in compounds)
Examples
- ，。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā gǎn dào fēi cháng huáng kǒng.Upon hearing this news, he felt extremely terrified.
- 。Nà duàn shí jiān gōng sī shàng xià rén xīn huáng huáng.During that period, the whole company was in a state of anxiety.
- 。Tā yì liǎn huáng kǒng dì pǎo jìn le bàn gōng shì.She ran into the office with a terrified look on her face.
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