慌手忙脚 — “To be in a fluster”
慌手忙脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a fluster”. To act in a hurried and disorderly manner; to be flustered and clumsy. Literally, “flustered hands, busy feet”.
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慌手忙脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
慌手忙脚 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 慌手忙脚
小明第一次主持会议，显得有些慌手忙脚。
Xiao Ming seemed a bit flustered and clumsy when he hosted the meeting for the first time.
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Synonyms of 慌手忙脚
Antonyms of 慌手忙脚
More idioms starting with 慌
- huāng慌bù不zé择lù路panicked and not choosing a path
- huāng慌zuò作yī一tuán团thrown into utter confusion and panic
- huāng慌zuò做yī一tuán团utterly flustered and disoriented
- huāng慌zuò做yī一duī堆panic-stricken and muddled
- huāng慌zhāng张shī失cuò措panic and be at a loss
- huāng慌huāng慌zhāng张zhāng张flustered and disorganized
- huāng慌huāng慌máng忙máng忙in a frantic hurry
- huāng慌huāng慌jí急jí急panicked and hasty
- huāng慌lǐ里huāng慌zhāng张flustered and disorganized
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Open the tool →Questions about 慌手忙脚
What does 慌手忙脚 mean?
慌手忙脚 (huāng shǒu máng jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a fluster”.
How do you pronounce 慌手忙脚?
慌手忙脚 is pronounced huāng shǒu máng jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 慌手忙脚 literally mean?
Literally, 慌手忙脚 means “flustered hands, busy feet”. It is used to mean “to be in a fluster”.
What is the Chinese definition of 慌手忙脚?
形容动作忙乱。同“慌手慌脚”。