惊慌失措

Traditional form:

驚慌失措

Pinyin (reading):

jīnghuāngshīcuò

Definitions:

• to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

Characters:

• 惊 - to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
• 慌 - frantic, nervous, panicked
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 措 - to arrange; to execute on; to manage

Traditional characters:

• 驚 - to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
• 慌 - frantic, nervous, panicked
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 措 - to arrange; to execute on; to manage