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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 忙

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How to write 忙 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

忙has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

máng

busy

busy

adj./v.HSK 3.0 · L1

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 忙

忙 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

忙

忙=

5.

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6.

How to Use 忙

Being busy or occupied

忙 + [activity/state]

In these words, 忙 describes a state of being busy or actively occupied with something.

忙碌 • máng lù • be busy; bustle about; be on the go • HSK 6

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 忙

帮忙 • bāng máng • lend a hand

HSK 3

bāng帮

máng

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

gōng工

zuò作

hěn很

máng

Information

Pinyinmáng

Meaningbusy

Strokes6

Radical忄

Traditional忙

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#127

Zhuyinㄇㄤˊ

UnicodeU+5FD9

CangjiePYV

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The heart (心) is lost in haste, like a withering plant (亡) — to be busy or rushed, feeling distracted.

HSK 6

máng忙

lù碌

be busy; bustle about; be on the go

繁忙 • fán máng • busy • HSK 6

HSK 6

fán繁

máng忙

busy

忙活 • máng huo • Keep busy / Be occupied with work • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

máng忙

huo活

Keep busy / Be occupied with work

忙乱 • máng luàn • Chaotic / Bustling • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

máng忙

luàn乱

Chaotic / Bustling

Acting quickly or urgently

These words use 忙 to show doing something in a hurry or without delay.

急忙 • jí máng • in a hurry; in haste • HSK 5

HSK 5

jí急

máng忙

in a hurry; in haste

匆忙 • cōng máng • hastily; in a hurry • HSK 5

HSK 5

cōng匆

máng忙

hastily; in a hurry

连忙 • lián máng • promptly; immediately; instantly • HSK 5

HSK 5

lián连

máng忙

promptly; immediately; instantly

赶忙 • gǎn máng • hurriedly; quickly • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

gǎn赶

máng忙

hurriedly; quickly

忙

lend a hand

慌忙 • huāng máng • In a hurry

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huāng慌

máng忙

In a hurry

忙

lù碌

。

He has been very busy with work recently.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

máng忙

ma吗

？

Have you been busy lately?

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

wǒ我

yí一

gè个

máng忙

ma吗

？

Can you do me a favor?

wǒ我

bà爸

ba爸

jīn今

tiān天

hěn很

máng忙

。

My dad is very busy today.

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

jiāo交

tōng通

hěn很

fán繁

máng忙

。

The traffic in this city is very busy.

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惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
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