慌手慌脚 huāng shǒu huāng jiǎo flustered and clumsy

Explanation

形容动作忙乱的样子。

Describes someone acting in a flustered and clumsy manner.

Origin Story

小明今天要参加重要的考试，但他起床晚了，心里非常着急。他慌手慌脚地穿衣服，梳头，连早餐都没来得及吃就冲出了家门。路上，他不小心摔了一跤，书包散落一地，他赶紧捡起来，却发现少了一支重要的钢笔。他更加慌乱，手忙脚乱地翻找着，却怎么也找不到。最后，他还是迟到了考试，心里后悔不已。如果他能够提前做好准备，就不会如此慌手慌脚了。

xiaoming jintian yao canjia zhongyaode kaoshi, dan ta qichuang wan le, xinli feichang zhaoxi. ta huang shou huang jiao di chuan yi fu, shutu, lian zaocan dou mei lai deji chi jiu chong chu le jiamen. lushang, ta bu xiaoxin shuai le yijiao, shubao sanluo yidi, ta gangjin jian qilai, que faxian shao le yizhi zhongyaode gangbi. ta gengjia huangluan, shou mang jiao luan di fanzhao zhe, que zenme ye zhaobudao. zuihou, ta haishi chidao le kaoshi, xinli houhui eyi. ruguo ta nenggou tichi zuohao zhunbei, jiu bu hui ruci huang shou huang jiao le.

Little Ming had an important exam today, but he woke up late and was very anxious. He hurriedly put on his clothes, combed his hair, and rushed out of the house without having breakfast. On the way, he accidentally fell, and his schoolbag scattered on the ground. He quickly picked it up, but found that he was missing an important pen. He became even more flustered, searching frantically, but couldn't find it. In the end, he was late for the exam and regretted it very much. If he had prepared in advance, he wouldn't have been so flustered.

Usage

作定语、状语；指人的举止

zuo dingyu,zhuangyu; zhi ren de juzhi

Used as an attributive or adverbial modifier; refers to a person's behavior.

Examples

• 他慌手慌脚地收拾着行李，差点误了火车。

  ta huang shou huang jiao de shoushi zhe xingli, cha dian wu le huoche.

  He packed his luggage in a hurry and almost missed the train.

• 听到这个坏消息，他慌手慌脚地跑出了房间。

  ting dao zhege huai xiaoxi, ta huang shou huang jiao de pao chu le fangjian

  When he heard the bad news, he ran out of the room in a fluster.

Related Idioms

• 慌慌张张

• 慌里慌张

Opposite Idioms

• 稳如泰山

• 从容不迫