忙

máng

busy, pressed for time; hustling

How to write 忙, stroke by stroke

busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

Ideographic: A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 忄 + 亡

帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
帮帮忙bāng bang mángto help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!
匆忙cōng mánghasty; hurried
忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling
忙于máng yúbusy with
繁忙fán mángbusy; bustling
忙活máng huoto be really busy; pressing business
大忙人dà máng rénbusy bee; very busy person
帮倒忙bāng dào mángto be more of a hindrance than a help
不忙bù máng(polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time
急忙jí mánghastily
忙不过来máng bù guò láito have more work than one can deal with; to have one's hands full

没有你的帮忙，我无法达成。
méi yǒu nǐ de bāng máng ， wǒ wú fǎ dá chéng 。
If it were not for your help, I could not succeed.
我太忙了，无法帮助他。
wǒ tài máng le ， wú fǎ bāng zhù tā 。
I'm too busy to help him.
你怎么这么匆匆忙忙的？
nǐ zěn me zhè me cōng cōng máng máng de ？
Why are you in such a hurry?
你总是跟蜜蜂一样地忙碌。
nǐ zǒng shì gēn mì fēng yí yàng dì máng lù 。
You are always as busy as a bee.
快要考期末试了，所以我很忙。
kuài yào kǎo qī mò shì le ， suǒ yǐ wǒ hěn máng 。
I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.