慌张 huāngzhāng flustered
flustered; agitated
How to remember 慌张: 慌 frantic + 张 stretch = flustered.
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How it is used
- Flustered/agitated, losing composure - 别慌张,慢慢说 (bié huāngzhāng, mànman shuō) don't panic, speak slowly.
- Focuses on one person's nervous fluster; more about inner agitation than the messy chaos of 慌乱 (huāngluàn).
- Often reduplicated 慌慌张张 (huānghuang-zhāngzhāng) for a flurried, harried manner.
Example sentences
- 汤姆在表达自己的意见的时候总是很慌张。 Tāngmǔ zài biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn de shíhòu zǒngshì hěn huāngzhāng.Tom never felt comfortable expressing his own opinion.