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flurried; in panic; in a hurry; panic-stricken

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Words with cang huang

cāng huáng

仓 皇

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adj.flurried; in panic; in a hurry; panic-stricken
- cāng huáng tuì què
  仓皇退却
  retreat in haste
- cāng huáng táo mìng
  仓皇逃命
  run for one's life
- cāng huáng chè tuì
  仓皇撤退
  beat a hasty retreat
- cāng huáng de rén qún xiàng sì miàn táo pǎo
  仓皇的人群向四面逃跑。
  The crowd in a panic fled in all directions.
- dí jūn cāng huáng táo cuàn
  敌军仓皇逃窜。
  The enemy troops fled in panic.
- tā men kàn dào jǐng chá de shí hou dōu cāng huáng táo pǎo
  他们看到警察的时候都仓皇逃跑。
  They scuttled away when they saw the policeman.
synonym
cāng cù仓促 cāng cù仓猝 jí jí急急
antonym
cóng róng从容 zhèn dìng镇定 chén zhuó沉着

Word usage

Note
"仓皇" cannot be written as "仓黄", "仓惶" or "苍黄".
Reduplication
"仓皇" can be reduplicated, for example: "仓仓皇皇".
- 罪犯仓仓皇皇地逃了。
  The criminal fled in a hurry.

Chinese words with pinyin cang huang

cāng huáng仓惶same as 仓皇

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