慌成一团

慌成一團
huāngchéngyītuán
(of a group of people) to run about helplessly

CEDICT

因紧张、慌忙而不知所措。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 慌 huāng
  1. to get panicky; to lose one's head
  2. (coll.) (after 得 dé) unbearably; terribly
2 成 chéng
  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth
3 一团 yītuán
  1. one ball (of silk threads)
  2. one pile; one group; one bunch (of scuffling people)
  3. one scene (of mess, etc.)