忙 (mong4 | mang2) : busy; fully occupied; make haste

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忙

mong4

mang2

[1] [adj] busy; fully occupied; pressed with work [2] [v] make haste; hasten; hurry

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

忙

This word has been viewed 16485 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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太忙 taai3 mong4 tai4 mang2 = too busy

手忙腳亂 sau2 mong4 goek3 lyun6 shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4 = thrown into confusion

幫忙 bong1 mong4 bang1 mang2 = to help

急忙 gap1 mong4 ji2 mang2 = hasty; hastily

匆忙 cung1 mong4 cong1 mang2 = hasty; hurried; rushed

繁忙 faan4 mong4 = bustling; busy

趕忙 gon2 mong4 gan3 mang2 = to hurry

臨急臨忙 lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4 = last minute, unprepared, in a great rush 粵

不忙 bat1 mong4 bu4 mang2 = there's no hurry; take one's time 國

不慌不忙 bat1 fong1 bat1 mong4 bu4 huang1 bu4 mang2 = leisurely 國

忙碌 mong4 luk1 mang2 lu4 = busy; bustling

匆忙得 cung1 mong4 dak1 cong1 mang2 de5 = speedily

慌忙 fong1 mong4 huang1 mang2 = in a great rush; in a flurry

忙活 mong4 wut6 mang2 huo5 = to be really busy

繁忙時間 faan4 mong4 si4 gaan1*3 fan2 mang2 shi2 jian1 = rush hour

忙裏偷閒 mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 mang2 li3 tou1 xian2 = find some free time in one's busyness

互相幫忙 wu6 soeng1 bong1 mong4 hu4 xiang1 bang1 mang2 = mutual assistance

愈幫愈忙 jyu6 bong1 jyu6 mong4 yu3 bang1 yu3 mang2 = more help is more interference

幫倒忙 bong1 dou2 mong4 bang1 dao4 mang2 = to be more of a hinderance than a help

大忙 daai6 mong4 da4 mang2 = very busy

大忙人 daai6 mong4 jan4 da4 mang2 ren2 = a very busy person

越幫越忙 jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4 yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2 = making things worse

忙到甩轆 mong4 dou3 lat1 luk1 mang2 dao4 shuai3 lu4 = busy over one's head, super busy 粵

貴人事忙 gwai3 jan4 si6 mong4 gui4 ren2 shi4 mang2 = you're so busy; you're always so busy

忙到一頭煙 mong4 dou3 jat1 tau4 jin1 mang2 dao4 yi1 tou2 yan1 = extremely busy; to be swamped; to be up to one's ears with stuff to do 粵

無事忙 mou4 si6 mong4 wu2 shi4 mang2 = much ado about nothing

連忙 lin4 mong4 lian2 mang2 = promptly / at once

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每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

每年這個時候都很忙國
It is always so busy this time of the year.

我忙就唔係幾忙粵
I'm not too busy.
[唔係太忙／唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]

我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]

如果你唔忙嘅話，你可唔可以幫我搬呢個櫃入去間房。粵
If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom?

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