忙碌 mánglù busy
busy; bustling
How to remember 忙碌: 忙 busy + 碌 rocky = busy.
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How it is used
- Busy and bustling, occupied with many tasks - 他每天忙碌地工作 (tā měitiān mánglù de gōngzuò) he works busily every day.
- More descriptive/written than plain 忙 (máng, busy): 忙碌 paints an ongoing state of hustle and can modify scenes (忙碌的一天 a hectic day).
- You wouldn't answer 'Are you busy?' with 忙碌; you'd just say 很忙. 忙碌 describes rather than reports.