忙
活

To be really busy in Chinese: 忙活 (máng huo)

máng huo

to be really busy

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be really busy
  2. 2pressing business

Stroke order

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忙
活

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄤˊ

máng

ㄇ/ mㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

˙ㄏㄨㄛ

huo

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ o

Example sentences

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  • 他一整天都在厨房里忙活。

    tā yì zhěng tiān dōu zài chú fáng lǐ máng huo。

    He was busy in the kitchen all day long.

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Related words

忙

máng

busy

活

huó

to live

帮忙

bāng máng

to help

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

活泼

huó po

lively

生活

shēng huó

to live

匆忙

cōng máng

hasty

活跃

huó yuè

active

急忙

jí máng

hastily

连忙

lián máng

promptly

灵活

líng huó

flexible

慌忙

huāng máng

in a great rush

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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