慌张
Old HSK 5
慌张 (huāngzhāng) · flustered
慌张 (huāngzhāng) means “flustered; nervous; in a hurry”. It is written with 2 characters: 慌 (frantic) + 张 (measure word for flat things). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 慌张 is built
The characters
慌 huāng · frantic
What 慌 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 荒huāng — wasteland
- 芒máng — blade
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 亡wáng — death
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 芒máng — blade
张 zhāng · measure word for flat things
What 张 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 长zhǎng — long
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 弓 gives the meaning, 长 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别慌张，慢慢说。Bié huāngzhāng, mànmàn shuō.Don't panic, speak slowly.
他慌张地跑了出去。Tā huāngzhāng de pǎo le chūqu.He rushed out in a fluster.
Questions about 慌张
What does 慌张 mean?
慌张 (huāngzhāng) means “flustered; nervous; in a hurry”.
How do you pronounce 慌张?
慌张 is pronounced huāngzhāng.
Which HSK level is 慌张?
慌张 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
- 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
- 夸张kuāzhāngto exaggerate
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
- 扩张kuòzhāngto expand
- 张zhāngmeasure word for flat things
Learn 慌张 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.