How to say “busy” in Chinese
busy, bustling
“Busy” in Chinese is 忙碌, máng lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
忙碌 is read máng lù: 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
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
On the left, 石 “stone”; on the right, 录 lù hints at the reading. Found almost only in 忙碌.
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 “忙碌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 忙碌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 忙碌了一天，终于可以休息了。mánglùleyìtiān,zhōngyúkěyǐxiūxileAfter a whole day of rushing around, I can finally rest.
- 他过着忙碌的生活tāguòzhemánglùdeshēnghuóHe lives a hectic life.
More words from the lesson “Working efficiently”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “busy” in Chinese?
“Busy” in Chinese is 忙碌, pinyin mánglù.
What does 忙碌 mean?
忙碌 (mánglù) means “busy, bustling”.
How do you write 忙碌?
忙碌 is 2 characters: 忙 (máng) — busy; 碌 (lù) — part of “busy”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 忙碌?
忙碌 is read mánglù. Tones: máng — second tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“busy” in the lesson “Working efficiently”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. 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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