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.

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