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忙里偷闲
忙里偷闲
(máng lǐ tōu xián): To snatch a moment of leisure from a busy schedule — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
忙 • máng • busy • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
máng
忙
busy
里 • lǐ • in • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lǐ
里
in
偷 • tōu • steal • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
tōu
偷
steal
闲 • xián • leisure, idle, unoccupied • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
xián
闲
leisure, idle, unoccupied
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 忙里偷闲.
Words with
忙
帮忙
bāng máng
lend a hand
匆忙
cōng máng
hastily; in a hurry
急忙
jí máng
in a hurry; in haste
连忙
lián máng
promptly; immediately; instantly
忙碌
máng lù
be busy; bustle about; be on the go
繁忙
fán máng
busy
赶忙
gǎn máng
to hurry
忙乱
máng luàn
Chaotic / Bustling
Words with
里
哪里
nǎ lǐ
where?
这里
zhè lǐ
here
那里
nà li
there; that place
里面
lǐ miàn
inside
Words with
偷
偷偷
tōu tōu
stealthily
小偷儿
xiǎo tōur
Thief
偷懒
tōu lǎn
Be lazy
偷窥
tōu kuī
Spy
Words with
闲
休闲
xiū xián
enjoy free time; lie fallow
空闲
kòng xián
free time; spare time
闲话
xián huà
chitchat; digression
悠闲
yōu xián
Leisurely / Carefree
心里
xīn li
chest
公里
gōng lǐ
kilometre
里头
lǐ tou
inside
里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi
milestone
偷听
tōu tīng
eavesdrop
偷情
tōu qíng
to have an affair, illicit love
偷拍
tōu pāi
to take a photo secretly, to snap covertly
偷渡
tōu dù
illegal immigration; stow away
闲置
xián zhì
leave idle
清闲
qīng xián
leisurely; idle
闲事
xián shì
unimportant matter, other people's business
闲人
xián rén
idler; bystander
4.
Example Sentences with 忙里偷闲
tā
他
zuì
最
jìn
近
gōng
工
zuò
作
tè
特
bié
别
máng
忙
，
bù
不
guò
过
hái
还
shì
是
máng
忙
lǐ
里
tōu
偷
xián
闲
，
měi
每
tiān
天
dú
读
shí
十
fēn
分
zhōng
钟
xiǎo
小
shuō
说
。
He has been extremely busy with work lately, but he still steals a little leisure from his busy schedule and reads a novel for ten minutes every day.
kǎo
考
shì
试
qián
前
fù
复
xí
习
hěn
很
jǐn
紧
zhāng
张
，
mā
妈
ma
妈
yì
一
biān
边
zhào
照
gù
顾
hái
孩
zi
子
yì
一
tā
她
què
却
máng
忙
lǐ
里
tōu
偷
xián
闲
，
gěi
给
péng
朋
you
友
xiě
写
le
了
yì
一
fēng
封
xìn
信
。
Reviewing before the exam was intense, yet she snatched a bit of free time from her busy schedule and wrote a letter to a friend.
biān
边
máng
忙
lǐ
里
tōu
偷
xián
闲
de
地
xué
学
fǎ
法
wén
语
，
zhēn
真
ràng
让
rén
人
pèi
佩
fú
服
。
While taking care of her child, Mom steals moments from her busy schedule to study French; it is truly admirable.
