周章 (zhōu zhāng) — to be scared, flustered, or at a loss; (noun) trouble, effort, fuss
Definition
Literary word (adjective or noun) for being flustered and at a loss, or the trouble/effort involved. Mostly seen in set phrases like 费周章 and 狼狈周章.
adjective
to be scaredflusteredor at a loss
noun
troubleeffortfuss
Examples
- ，周章。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xiǎn de shí fēn zhōu zhāng.Upon hearing the news, he appeared very flustered.
- 周章。Cǐ shì fèi le hěn dà zhōu zhāng cái bàn chéng.It took a great deal of effort to get this matter done.
- 周章。Tā bù xiǎng zài rě zhè xiē wú wèi de zhōu zhāng le.He doesn't want to stir up these pointless troubles anymore.
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