慌乱 (huāng luàn) — flustered, panicky (of a person's mental state); chaotically hurried, frantic (of actions or atmosphere)
Definition
慌乱 focuses on a chaotic MIND and disordered actions — panic plus confusion. Stronger and more disordered than 慌张 (flustered but not necessarily panicked); broader than 恐慌, which is fear-driven.
adjective
flusteredpanicky (of a person's mental state)chaotically hurriedfrantic (of actions or atmosphere)
Examples
- 慌乱，。Tā tīng dào huài xiāo xi hòu fēi cháng huāng luàn, bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn.After hearing the bad news, he became very frantic and didn't know what to do.
- 慌乱，。Zài huāng luàn zhī zhōng, tā bù xiǎo xīn dǎ fān le bēi zi.In the panic, she accidentally knocked over a cup.
- 慌乱，。Tā de yǔ qì tīng qǐ lái hěn huāng luàn, hǎo xiàng chū le shén me dà shì.His tone sounded very flustered, as if something big had happened.
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