How to say “hurried” in Chinese
hurried, hasty
“Hurried” in Chinese is 匆匆, cōng cōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
匆匆 is read cōng cōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Looks like 勿 “don't” with an extra dot.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “匆匆”.
More words from the lesson “Time drags, flies and waits for no one”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hurried” in Chinese?
“Hurried” in Chinese is 匆匆, pinyin cōngcōng.
What does 匆匆 mean?
匆匆 (cōngcōng) means “hurried, hasty”.
How do you write 匆匆?
匆匆 is 2 characters: 匆 (cōng) — hurried. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 匆匆?
匆匆 is read cōngcōng. Tones: cōng — first tone, cōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hurried” in the lesson “Time drags, flies and waits for no one”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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