WordTaiwan frequency #18,696
驚慌失措
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
“panicked and at a loss for what to do; thrown into confusion and unable to cope”
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驚
ㄐㄧㄥ
to startle or frighten; to be alarmed or scared; to be shocked or shaken; to be disturbed or agitated
慌
ㄏㄨㄤ
To panic or become flustered; to lose one's composure; (colloquial, after 得) unbearably or terribly; extremely.
失
ㄕ
To lose; to miss an opportunity or event; to fail; to make a mistake or error; to neglect; to be unable to find.
措
ㄘㄨㄛˋ
to handle; to arrange; to put in place; to manage; to take action; to plan; to discard; to stab
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 失去ㄕ ㄑㄩˋto lose; to be deprived of; to no longer have.
- 措施ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕmeasure; step taken to address a problem; action implemented to achieve a goal
- 失敗ㄕ ㄅㄞˋto fail; to be unsuccessful; to lose; to be defeated; failure; defeat
- 消失ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕto disappear; to fade away; to vanish completely
- 損失ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄕloss; damage; something lost or damaged; to lose; to suffer damage
- 驚訝ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄚˋamazed; astonished; surprised; feeling sudden wonder or shock at something unexpected.
- 失望ㄕ ㄨㄤˋdisappointed; to lose hope; to despair; (Taiwan) to fail to recognize someone
- 驚人ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊastonishing; shocking; amazing; causing great surprise or alarm.
- 驚喜ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇa pleasant surprise; something unexpectedly delightful; to be happily surprised.
- 喪失ㄙㄤˋ ㄕto lose; to forfeit; to be deprived of something
- 震驚ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥto shock; to astonish; to alarm; to stun; to cause great surprise or fear.
- 失蹤ㄕ ㄗㄨㄥto be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown.