手忙脚乱 (shǒu máng jiǎo luàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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手忙脚乱
手忙脚乱 (shǒu máng jiǎo luàn): Flustered (adjective phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
忙 • máng • busy • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
máng
忙
busy
脚 • jiǎo • foot • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
jiǎo
脚
foot
乱 • luàn • chaotic • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
luàn
乱
chaotic
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More common words that include characters from 手忙脚乱.
Words with
手
手机
shǒu jī
mobile phone
手表
shǒu biǎo
watch
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
歌手
gē shǒu
singer
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
分手
fēn shǒu
part company; say good-bye; separate
对手
duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; rival
手套
shǒu tào
gloves
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
Words with
脚
脚步
jiǎo bù
footstep
脚印
jiǎo yìn
footprint
手脚
shǒu jiǎo
Hands and feet / Actions
绊脚石
bàn jiǎo shí
Stumbling block
Words with
乱
扰乱
rǎo luàn
harass; disturb; cause havoc
捣乱
dǎo luàn
make trouble; create a disturbance
混乱
hùn luàn
confusion
胡乱
hú luàn
carelessly; casually; at random
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
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
gesticulate / gesture wildly
脚踏实地
jiǎo tā shi dì
be down-to-earth
大脚
dà jiǎo
big foot
左脚
zuǒ jiǎo
left foot
忙乱
máng luàn
Chaotic / Bustling
慌乱
huāng luàn
Panic-stricken / Confused
紊乱
wěn luàn
disorder / chaos
骚乱
sāo luàn
Riot / Turmoil
4.
Example Sentences with 手忙脚乱
tā
他
zǎo
早
shang
上
zǒng
总
shì
是
shǒu
手
máng
忙
jiǎo
脚
luàn
乱
de
的
。
He is always flustered in the morning.
kè
客
rén
人
tū
突
rán
然
lái
来
le
了
，
tā
她
shǒu
手
dì
第
yī
一
cì
次
zuò
做
fàn
饭
shí
时
，
wǒ
我
shǒu
手
máng
忙
jiǎo
脚
luàn
乱
de
地
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
chá
茶
shuǐ
水
。
The guests arrived suddenly, and she flusteredly prepared tea.
máng
忙
jiǎo
脚
luàn
乱
，
bǎ
把
chú
厨
fáng
房
nòng
弄
de
得
yī
一
tuán
团
zāo
糟
。
When I cooked for the first time, I was in a rush and made a mess of the kitchen.
