惶惶

huánghuáng

adjective #25,242

Meanings

HSK 3

消息传来，大家都人心惶惶。

Xiāoxi chuánlái, dàjiā dōu rénxīn-huánghuáng.

When the news arrived, everyone was in a state of anxiety.

HSK 7-9

他整天惶惶不安，不知道接下来会发生什么。

Tā zhěngtiān huánghuáng bù'ān, bù zhīdào jiēxiàlái huì fāshēng shénme.

He was anxious and unsettled all day, not knowing what would happen next.

usage

惶惶 is often used in the phrase 人心惶惶 - 'the public is in a state of panic/anxiety'. The reduplication intensifies the sense of unease.

惶 huáng