A2 Expression Neutral

很忙。

hen mang.

Very busy.

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Meaning

Indicating a high level of busyness.

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Cultural Background

Being busy is often a badge of honor in corporate culture. People often use '忙' to describe a hectic lifestyle, similar to the mainland. The pace is extremely fast; 'busy' is the default state. Used in the same way, often in a mix of English and Chinese.

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Tone matters

Ensure you hit the rising tone on {忙|máng} so it doesn't sound like 'blind' ({盲|máng}).

Meaning

Indicating a high level of busyness.

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Tone matters

Ensure you hit the rising tone on {忙|máng} so it doesn't sound like 'blind' ({盲|máng}).

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.

{我|wǒ} ____，{没|méi}{有|yǒu}{空|kòng}。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: {很|hěn}{忙|máng}

The context 'no time' implies being busy.

🎉 Score: /1

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase. Fill Blank A1

{我|wǒ} ____，{没|méi}{有|yǒu}{空|kòng}。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: {很|hěn}{忙|máng}

The context 'no time' implies being busy.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

Yes, but add a polite follow-up.

Related Phrases

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{忙|máng}{死|sǐ}{了|le}

synonym

Busy to death

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{没|méi}{有|yǒu}{空|kòng}

similar

Have no free time

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