How to say “busy” in Chinese
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“Busy” in Chinese is 忙, máng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
忙 is read máng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
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 “忙”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 忙. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我很忙。wǒhěnmángI'm busy.
- 我不太忙wǒbútàimángI'm not very busy.
- 你忙吗？nǐmángmaAre you busy?
- 今天我很忙。jīntiānwǒhěnmángI'm busy today.
- 明天我不忙míngtiānwǒbùmángTomorrow I'm not busy.
- 你现在忙吗？nǐxiànzàimángmaAre you busy now?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What's he like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “busy” in Chinese?
“Busy” in Chinese is 忙, pinyin máng.
What does 忙 mean?
忙 (máng) means “busy”.
How do you write 忙?
忙 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 忙?
忙 is read máng. Tones: máng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“busy” in the lesson “What's he like?”
This word is from the topic “Family and people” of HSK 1. 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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