忙 máng busy
How to remember 忙: 忄 heart + 亡 perish = busy. The waiter's heart pounds on New Year's Eve, and he jokes he will perish before midnight because the restaurant is so busy.
Component breakdown
忙 = 忄 heart + 亡 perish
- 忄 heart
- 亡 perish
The waiter's heart pounds on New Year's Eve, and he jokes he will perish before midnight because the restaurant is so busy.
How it is used
- 'Busy' - 我很忙 (wǒ hěn máng) I'm busy, 最近忙吗? (zuìjìn máng ma) been busy lately?
- 帮忙 (bāngmáng) 'help out' literally means to help with someone's busyness; note it's separable - 帮个忙 (bāng ge máng) do a favor.
- Adverbs of haste build on it: 急忙 (jímáng) hurriedly, 连忙 (liánmáng) promptly, 匆忙 (cōngmáng) in a rush.
Words with 忙
Example sentences
- 妈妈很忙。 Māma hěn máng.My mother is very busy.
- 大家自动来帮忙。 Dàjiā zìdòng lái bāngmáng.Everybody voluntarily came to help.