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惊慌

jīnghuāng

panicked; alarmed

A frightened person raises both hands beside a candle that went out.
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Characters in this word

惊 jīng

Strokes
11
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 京 capital city
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 惊

慌 huāng

Strokes
12
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 荒 wasteland, desert
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 面对突如其来的质询,他没有惊慌,而是逐条回应了审计报告中的疑点。 Miànduì tūrúqílái de zhìxún, tā méiyǒu jīnghuāng, ér shì zhútiáo huíyìng le shěnjì bàogào zhōng de yídiǎn. Faced with sudden questioning, he did not panic, but responded one by one to the doubts in the audit report.
  • 看到屋里突然停电,孩子们有点惊慌。 Kàn dào wū lǐ tūrán tíng diàn, háizimen yǒudiǎn jīnghuāng. When the power suddenly went out in the house, the children were a little alarmed.
  • 别惊慌,先深呼吸,我们慢慢想办法。 Bié jīnghuāng, xiān shēn hūxī, wǒmen mànman xiǎng bànfǎ. Do not panic; take a deep breath first and we will think of a way slowly.

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