zhēng zhōng

怔忪 (zhēng zhōng) is a Chinese word meaning “frightened; scared; terrified”.

Meanings

  1. 1frightened
  2. 2scared
  3. 3terrified

Characters in 怔忪

怔zhēng · (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken忪sōng · used in 惺忪[xing1 song1]

Related words

怔住dumbfounded; stunned惺忪drowsy-eyed怔(bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken怔(dialect) to stare blankly; to be in a daze发怔baffled怔忡(of the heart) palpitating with fear怔怔in a daze怔神儿lost in thought目怔口呆lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned魔怔crazed忪used in 惺忪[xing1 song1]忪restless

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