(huāng) — panicky; flustered; nervous; (colloquial, after 得) unbearably; terribly; extremely

Definition

慌 describes a sudden panicked or nervous feeling, stronger than 紧张. As a 得-complement it means 'terribly, unbearably' (e.g. 累得慌), close to 要命 but more colloquial.

adjective
panickyflusterednervous(colloquial, after 得) unbearablyterriblyextremely

Examples

  • Bié huāng, wǒ men màn màn xiǎng bàn fǎ.
    Don't panic, let's figure it out slowly.
  • Jīn tiān lèi dé huāng, xiǎng zǎo diǎn shuì jiào.
    I'm exhausted today, I want to go to bed early.
  • Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, xīn lǐ hěn huāng.
    He heard the news and felt very panicky inside.

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