Word

恐慌 (kǒng huāng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 恐慌

形 xíng adjective

panicked

听到警报声，人们变得恐慌起来。

tīng dào jǐng bào shēng rén men biàn de kǒng huāng qǐ lái

Upon hearing the alarm, people became panicked.

Word breakdown

恐 kǒng — fear, terror

1 恐怕 kǒng pà — I'm afraid that, probably HSK 4
- 恐 fear, apprehension
- 怕 to fear, to be afraid
Example

恐怕要下雨了。

kǒng pà yào xià yǔ le

I'm afraid it's going to rain.
2 恐惧 kǒng jù — fear HSK 6
- 恐 fear, afraid
- 惧 dread, be afraid of
Example

她克服了内心的恐惧。

tā kè fú le nèi xīn de kǒng jù

She overcame her inner fear.
3 争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu — eagerly rush forward HSK 7
- 争 compete, strive
- 先 first, ahead
- 恐 fear
- 后 last, behind
Example

学生们争先恐后地举手回答问题。

xué shēng men zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de jǔ shǒu huí dá wèn tí

Students eagerly rush forward to raise their hands to answer the question.
4 恐吓 kǒng hè — threaten HSK 7
- 恐 fear, frighten
- 吓 scare, intimidate
Example

不要恐吓别人,这是违法的。

bú yào kǒng hè bié rén zhè shì wéi fǎ de

Don't threaten others, it's illegal.
5 恐怖 kǒng bù — terrifying HSK 7
- 恐 fear, dread
- 怖 fear, terror
Example

地震是很恐怖的自然灾害。

dì zhèn shì hěn kǒng bù de zì rán zāi hài

Earthquakes are terrifying natural disasters.

慌 huāng — flustered, alarmed

1 心慌 xīn huāng — panicked, flustered, nervous HSK 7
- 心 heart, mind - represents the emotional/mental aspect
- 慌 flustered, panicked - describes the anxious, nervous state
Example

第一次上台演讲，我心慌得很。

dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng wǒ xīn huāng de hěn

The first time I gave a speech on stage, I was very nervous.
2 惊慌 jīng huāng — panicked HSK 7
- 惊 alarm, fright, startlement
- 慌 flustered, confused, disoriented
Example

她突然发现钱包不见了，显得很惊慌。

tā tū rán fā xiàn qián bāo bù jiàn le xiǎn de hěn jīng huāng

She suddenly realized her wallet was missing and seemed very panicked.
3 惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò — panic-stricken HSK 7
- 惊 startled, alarmed
- 慌 panicked, flustered
- 失 to lose
- 措 composure, measures
Example

突然听到爆炸声，他惊慌失措地跑出房间。

tū rán tīng dào bào zhà shēng tā jīng huāng shī cuò de pǎo chū fáng jiān

Suddenly hearing the explosion sound, he ran out of the room panic-stricken.
4 慌乱 huāng luàn — flustered HSK 7
- 慌 panic, alarm
- 乱 disorder, confusion
Example

面对紧急情况，他表现得很慌乱。

miàn duì jǐn jí qíng kuàng tā biǎo xiàn de hěn huāng luàn

Facing the emergency, he acted very flustered.
5 慌张 huāng zhāng — flustered HSK 7
- 慌 panic, alarm (the inner emotional state)
- 张 flustered display, agitated manner (the outward manifestation)
Example

不要慌张，冷静下来。

bú yào huāng zhāng lěng jìng xià lái

Don't panic, calm down.