驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè

DEFINITIONS

  1. to go pale in panic (idiom)

CHARACTERS

驚 jīng frighten, surprise, startle
慌 huāng
HSK 5
nervous, panicky, frantic
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
色 sè
HSK 2
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty