恐慌 kǒnghuāng panic
panic; panicky; panic-stricken
How to remember 恐慌: 恐 fearful + 慌 frantic = panic.
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How it is used
- Collective panic, especially spreading fear in a crowd or market - 引起恐慌 (yǐnqǐ kǒnghuāng) to cause panic, 金融恐慌 (jīnróng kǒnghuāng) financial panic.
- More about widespread alarm/dread than one person's fright; note economics use like "panic buying" 恐慌性抢购.
- Contrast 惊慌 (jīnghuāng), the sudden fluster of a startled individual.
Example sentences
- 不要恐慌！ Búyào kǒnghuāng!Don't panic!