in a flustered and clumsy hurry
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
flustered and clumsy; all thumbs; in a panicked rush
informalOften used to describe someone who is so nervous or rushed that their physical actions become uncoordinated and clumsy.
Tīng听
dào到
huǒ火
jǐng警
líng铃
xiǎng响
，
tā他
huāng慌
shǒu手
huāng慌
jiǎo脚
de地
pǎo跑
chū出
le了
dà大
lóu楼
。
Hearing the fire alarm, he rushed out of the building in a flustered panic.
Mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
yào要
kǎo考
shì试
le了
，
tā他
hái还
shén什
me么
dōu都
méi没
fù复
xí习
，
jí急
de得
huāng慌
shǒu手
huāng慌
jiǎo脚
de的
。
The exam is about to start, and he hasn't reviewed anything yet, making him so flustered and clumsy.
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Tā她
jīn今
tiān天
chí迟
dào到
le了
，
zài在
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
huāng慌
shǒu手
huāng慌
jiǎo脚
de地
zhǎo找
wén文
jiàn件
。
She was late today and was rummaging around the office for documents in a clumsy rush.
Bié别
huāng慌
shǒu手
huāng慌
jiǎo脚
de的
，
màn慢
man慢
lái来
，
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
yī一
jiàn件
jiàn件
zuò做
hǎo好
。
Don't be so flustered and clumsy. Take it slow and do things one at a time.