慌慌张张 (huāng huāng zhāng zhāng) — flustered; in a flustered manner; flurriedly

Definition

A reduplicated adverbial meaning 'in a flustered, flurried rush' — stronger and more vivid than just 慌, with a hurried, panicked tone. Negate with 别 / 不要, never 不慌慌张张.

bound form
flusteredin a flustered mannerflurriedly

Examples

  • 慌慌张张，。
    Tā huāng huāng zhāng zhāng dì pǎo jìn jiào shì, mǎn tóu dà hàn.
    He ran into the classroom flustered, covered in sweat.
  • 慌慌张张，。
    Bié huāng huāng zhāng zhāng de, màn màn shuō qīng chǔ.
    Don't be so flustered; explain it slowly and clearly.
  • 慌慌张张，。
    Tā huāng huāng zhāng zhāng dì shōu shi xíng li, shēng pà gǎn bú shàng huǒ chē.
    She packed her luggage in a flurry, afraid she would miss the train.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

慌慌
慌huāngflustered慌huāngflustered
重叠Reduplication
张张
张zhāngflustered张zhāngflustered
重叠Reduplication

The forms 慌 and 张 are doubled to intensify the flustered sense.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
荒
荒huāng慌huāng
Same sound today

慌 pairs 忄 (heart) with 荒, which gives the sound.

Open 慌 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
荒
荒huāng慌huāng
Same sound today

慌 pairs 忄 (heart) with 荒, which gives the sound.

Open 慌 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 張; 张 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
弓弓gōngbow
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng張zhāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 張 combines 弓, a bow, with 長, which points to the sound; the simplified 张 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 张 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 張; 张 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
弓弓gōngbow
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng張zhāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 張 combines 弓, a bow, with 長, which points to the sound; the simplified 张 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 张 →

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