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仓皇失措 — “To be flustered and at a loss, often due to panic or haste”

仓皇失措 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be flustered and at a loss, often due to panic or haste”. To be panic-stricken and not know what to do. Literally, “Flustered and at a loss”.

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仓皇失措 Pronunciation and Pinyin

仓皇失措 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
仓
cāng4granary, warehouse, hurriedly
皇
huáng9monarch, emperor, imperial
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
措
cuò11handle or arrange

Example Sentence with 仓皇失措

当舞台幕布突然掉落时,年轻的演员一时仓皇失措,不知道该如何反应。
When the stage curtain suddenly fell, the young actor was momentarily flustered and at a loss, not knowing how to react.

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Synonyms of 仓皇失措

  • zhāng张huáng皇shī失cuò措utterly flustered and at a loss
  • jīng惊huáng惶shī失cuò措panic-stricken and at a loss

Antonyms of 仓皇失措

  • cóng从róng容bù不pò迫calm and unhurried
  • tài泰rán然chǔ处zhī之take things calmly
  • zhèn镇dìng定zì自ruò若remain perfectly calm and composed

More idioms starting with 仓

  • cāng仓cù卒zhǔ主rén人an unprepared host
  • cāng仓cù卒zhī之jì际at the moment of urgency
  • cāng仓cù卒cóng从shì事act hastily without proper consideration
  • cāng仓cù卒yìng应zhàn战hastily respond to battle
  • cāng仓huáng皇chū出táo逃flee in a panic
  • cāng仓huáng皇wú无cuò措flustered and at a loss
  • cāng仓xiāng箱kě可qī期promising prospects for prosperity

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What does 仓皇失措 mean?

仓皇失措 (cāng huáng shī cuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be flustered and at a loss, often due to panic or haste”.

How do you pronounce 仓皇失措?

仓皇失措 is pronounced cāng huáng shī cuò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 仓皇失措 literally mean?

Literally, 仓皇失措 means “Flustered and at a loss”. It is used to mean “to be flustered and at a loss, often due to panic or haste”.

What is the Chinese definition of 仓皇失措?

仓皇:匆忙,慌张。匆忙慌张,不知所措。

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