agitated and distressed; impoverished
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
agitated and distressed; panic-stricken
literaryLiterary usage describing a state of mental unease, anxiety, or alarm. Often appears in the set phrase 恓恓惶惶.
Tā他
shén神
sè色
xī恓
huáng惶
，
bù不
zhī知
fā发
shēng生
le了
shén什
me么
shì事
。
He looked agitated and distressed, not knowing what had happened.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
xīn心
zhōng中
xī恓
huáng惶
bù不
ān安
。
Hearing this news, she felt anxious and uneasy in her heart.
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Xī恓
huáng惶
wú无
cuò措
de的
yàng样
zi子
ràng让
rén人
xīn心
téng疼
。
His panic-stricken, at-a-loss appearance made people feel sorry for him.
adjective
impoverished; poor; destitute
dialectDialectal usage found in certain regional varieties of Chinese, describing economic hardship or poverty.
Tā他
jiā家
jìng境
xī恓
huáng惶
，
lián连
xué学
fèi费
dōu都
jiāo交
bù不
qǐ起
。
His family was impoverished, unable to even pay the tuition fees.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
shēng生
huó活
xī恓
huáng惶
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
lè乐
guān观
xiàng向
shàng上
。
Despite living in poverty, he remained optimistic.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
xī恓
huáng惶
de的
nián年
dài代
，
rén人
men们
chī吃
bù不
shàng上
bǎo饱
fàn饭
。
In those impoverished times, people could not get enough to eat.