仓皇

倉皇

cānghuáng

adjective #40,938

Meanings

1 in a panic
2 in a great hurry; flustered

Characters

alarmed; flustered

Examples

HSK 6

战争爆发后，他们仓皇离开了这座城市，连行李都没带。

Zhànzhēng bàofā hòu, tāmen cānghuáng líkāi le zhè zuò chéngshì, lián xíngli dōu méi dài.

When the war broke out they left the city in a hurry, without even taking their luggage.

HSK 7-9

听到警笛声，小偷仓皇逃走了。

Tīngdào jǐngdí shēng, xiǎotōu cānghuáng táozǒu le.

Hearing the police siren, the thief fled in a panic.

Tips

usage

Usually right before a verb of leaving or fleeing: 仓皇逃窜 'to flee in disarray', 仓皇出逃 'to flee in haste', and 仓皇失措 'flustered and at a loss'. Also written 仓惶, and in old texts 苍黄.

Stroke Order

仓 cāng

皇 huáng