Meaning
busy
Chinese: 忙碌、繁忙;急于做事。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mang” becomes a different word in each tone. 忙 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
- 连忙lián mángpromptly; at once
- 急忙jí mánghastily
- 忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling
- 匆忙cōng mánghasty; hurried
Example Sentence
爸爸工作很忙，常常加班。Bà ba gōng zuò hěn máng, cháng cháng jiā bān.Dad is very busy at work and often works overtime.
爸爸Bà ba(coll.) father工作gōng zuòto work很hěnvery忙mángbusy，常常cháng chángfrequently加班jiā bānto work overtime。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The heart radical 忄 beside 亡, which gives the sound: a heart in a flurry. It means ‘busy’.
A way to remember it
A heart in a rush — busy.
Easy to confuse with
- 忘‘To forget’: the same 亡 and heart, but the heart sits BELOW (心), giving ‘forget’.