慌 meaning in English
to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
Meaning of 慌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to get panicky; to lose one's head
- (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
How to use 慌
慌 (huāng) describes losing your calm. It often appears in compounds like 慌张 (huāngzhāng) and 惊慌 (jīnghuāng), or in the pattern 别慌 (bié huāng) meaning "don't panic." Example: 别慌，我们还有时间。(Bié huāng, wǒmen hái yǒu shíjiān.) Don't panic, we still have time.
慌 (huāng) puts the heart radical 忄 next to 荒 (huāng), which means wild or barren. Picture your heart running loose in a wild, empty field with nowhere to go, and you feel panic.
Common mistake: Learners often write 荒 (huāng, wild or barren) when they mean 慌. The two are pronounced the same, but only 慌 has the heart radical 忄, because panic is a feeling.
慌 in example sentences
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慌 huāng · to get panicky · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 慌.
Questions about 慌
What does 慌 mean?
慌 (huāng) means "to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 慌?
慌 is made of 1 character: 慌 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 慌 an HSK word?
Yes. 慌 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 得慌 mean, as in 饿得慌?
After 得 (de), 慌 is read in the neutral tone (huang) and works as a colloquial intensifier meaning "terribly" or "unbearably." 饿得慌 (è de huang) means "terribly hungry," and 闷得慌 (mèn de huang) means "unbearably bored." It usually goes with unpleasant feelings.
What is the difference between 慌张 and 恐慌?
慌张 (huāngzhāng) means flustered or hasty in behavior, often in everyday situations like rushing and forgetting things. 恐慌 (kǒnghuāng) is stronger and suggests fear-driven panic, often on a large scale, as in 社会恐慌 (shèhuì kǒnghuāng), public panic.