qióng
máng

common
colloquial

Meaning of 穷忙

穷忙 means to bustle about trying to make a living; to be extremely busy with complicated affairs; to be swamped. Pronounced qióng máng.

  • to bustle about trying to make a living
  • to be extremely busy with complicated affairs; to be swamped

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shè
huì
 
qióng
rén
měi
tiān
qióng
máng
 
què
nán
kǒu
 

In the old society, poor people toiled daily but could hardly make ends meet.

bèi
zi
qióng
máng
 
dào
tóu
lái
hái
shì
méi
zǎn
xià
shén
me
qián
 

He worked hard his whole life but ended up saving almost nothing.