惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 11323rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
惊 jīng HSK 4
to be frightened; to be scared; to startle
慌 huāng HSK 5
to get panicky; to lose one's head
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
措 cuò HSK 5
to arrange; to put in order; to handle