手忙腳亂

shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Definition

  1. (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered

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Example

客人突然來了,他手忙腳亂的。

The guests suddenly arrived, and he was in a flurry.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).