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    Expressing "busy" with 忙 (máng)

    Description & Modification
    Frequency & Habit

    Structure

    Subject + 很 + 忙

    Explanation

    忙 (máng) means "busy" and is one of the most common adjectives in daily Chinese. It can be used as a predicate with 很, as in 我很忙 (I am very busy), or combined with other characters to form compounds like 忙碌 (busy and bustling). It describes a state of having much to do.

    Examples

    • 最近工作太忙了，都没时间锻炼。

      Zuìjìn gōngzuò tài máng le, dōu méi shíjiān duànliàn.

      Work has been so busy lately that I haven't had time to exercise.

    • 你明天忙不忙？我想请你吃饭。

      Nǐ míngtiān máng bù máng? Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ chīfàn.

      Are you busy tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to dinner.

    • 她一边忙着做饭，一边照顾孩子。

      Tā yìbiān mángzhe zuòfàn, yìbiān zhàogù háizi.

      She was busy cooking while taking care of the child at the same time.

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