Definition
惊惶 is a formal/literary stative verb meaning 'panic-stricken' or 'terrified'. It describes an intense emotional reaction to sudden danger or bad news, stronger than 惊慌 and more common in written or serious contexts. You can use it as a predicate (十分惊惶) or as an attributive (惊惶的神色).
s.v.
to be panic-strickento be terrified (formal/literary)
Examples
- ，惊惶。Tā tīng dào nà ge xiāoxi hòu, yì liǎn jīng huáng de biǎoqíng.After hearing that news, he had a panic-stricken expression.
- ，惊惶。Miàn duì wēijī, tā xiǎnde shífēn jīng huáng.Facing the crisis, she appeared very terrified.
- 惊惶，。Dàjiā bú bì jīng huáng, qíngkuàng bìng méiyǒu nàme zāo.Everyone need not be panic-stricken; the situation is not that bad.
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