赶忙 gǎnmáng to hurry
to hurry; to hasten; to make haste
How to remember 赶忙: 赶 catch up + 忙 busy = to hurry.
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How it is used
- To hurry to do something / hastily - 赶忙道歉 (gǎnmáng dàoqiàn) to hastily apologize.
- Adverb describing acting quickly in response, out of urgency: 他赶忙跑过去 (tā gǎnmáng pǎo guòqù) he rushed over.
- Near-synonym of 连忙 (liánmáng) and 急忙 (jímáng); all describe a hurried reaction.