忙忙

máng

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Basic Meaning

adj

Commonly used to describe a state of being occupied with many tasks. Often used with '很', '非常'.

busy; having many things to do (opposite of '闲').

事情多，不得空（跟“闲”相对）。

Words:

繁忙农忙忙里偷闲

Antonyms:

Sentences:

最(zuì)近(jìn)公(gōng)司(sī)项(xiàng)目(mù)很(hěn)多(duō)，他(tā)一(yī)直(zhí)很(hěn)忙(máng)。
There are many projects at the company lately, so he's been very busy.
城(chéng)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)总(zǒng)是(shì)十(shí)分(fēn)繁(fán)忙(máng)。
The city center is always very busy.

Often used with a specific object or task, e.g., '忙工作', '忙做饭'. Can be reduplicated as '忙忙忙' or '忙个不停' to emphasize continuous action.

to busy oneself with; to be engaged in doing something urgently.

急迫不停地、加紧地做。

Words:

手忙脚乱穷忙

Sentences:

她(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)忙(máng)着(zhe)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)。
She is busy in the kitchen preparing dinner.
别(bié)催(cuī)他(tā)，他(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)手(shǒu)忙(máng)脚(jiǎo)乱(luàn)地(dì)找(zhǎo)钥(yào)匙(shi)呢(ne)。
Don't rush him; he's flustered and looking for his keys.

adj

Usually found in compound words like 慌忙 and 急忙. Often describes a state of haste or urgency.

hurried; rushed; urgent.

急迫。

Words:

慌忙急忙不慌不忙

Sentences:

听(tīng)到(dào)铃(líng)声(shēng)，他(tā)慌(huāng)忙(máng)跑(pǎo)出(chū)教(jiào)室(shì)。
Hearing the bell, he hurriedly ran out of the classroom.

Refers to a specific period of intensive activity, such as the farming season. Often used in compounds.

busy period; rush season.

繁忙的时间。

Words:

农忙忙里偷闲

Sentences:

春(chūn)天(tiān)是(shì)农(nóng)民(mín)的(de)农(nóng)忙(máng)时(shí)节(jié)。
Spring is the busy farming season for peasants.
即(jí)使(shǐ)在(zài)最(zuì)忙(máng)的(de)时(shí)候(hòu)，他(tā)也(yě)会(huì)忙(máng)里(lǐ)偷(tōu)闲(xián)看(kàn)看(kàn)书(shū)。
Even during the busiest times, he manages to steal a little leisure to read.

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