# 惊慌失措 (jīnghuāngshīcuò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 惊慌失措 (jīnghuāngshīcuò) means “panic-stricken and at a loss”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: panic-stricken and at a loss
- Pinyin: jīnghuāngshīcuò (jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4)
- Traditional: 驚慌失措
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 突如其来的变故让他惊慌失措。
  Tūrúqílái de biàngù ràng tā jīnghuāng shīcuò.
  The sudden change left him panic-stricken.

## Characters

- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- [慌](https://hanziro.com/word/huang-panic/) (huāng): to panic; flustered
- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss
- 措 (cuò): to handle; to manage

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-huang-shi-cuo-panic-stricken-and/

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