perplexed and apprehensive; uneasy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
perplexed and apprehensive; uneasy
literaryDescribes a state of anxiety mixed with confusion, often due to uncertainty about the future or a situation. More common in written and formal contexts.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
huáng惶
huò惑
bù不
ān安
，
bù不
zhī知
rú如
hé何
shì是
hǎo好
。
He was perplexed and uneasy all day, not knowing what to do.
Miàn面
duì对
tú突
rán如
qí其
lái来
de的
biàn变
huà化
，
tā她
yǎn眼
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
huáng惶
huò惑
。
Facing the sudden change, her eyes were filled with confusion and apprehension.
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Zhèng政
jú局
dòng动
dàng荡
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
xīn心
zhōng中
huáng惶
huò惑
bù不
yǐ已
。
With the political unrest, the people were deeply perplexed and fearful.