熙熙攘攘 xīxī-rǎngrǎng bustling with activity
(idiom) bustling with activity
How to remember 熙熙攘攘: 熙 bright + 攘 to seize = bustling with activity.
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How it is used
- Idiom for a place teeming with a bustling, jostling crowd - 街上熙熙攘攘 (jiē shang xīxī rǎngrǎng) the street was thronged with people.
- Describes crowd density and lively coming-and-going, typically markets, stations, festivals.
- Vivid, slightly literary; use for the scene, not for a busy schedule.