yìng
jiē
xiá

idiom
common

Meaning of 应接不暇

应接不暇 means to have more visitors or business than one can attend to; overwhelmed; swamped; more than the eye can take in; too many beautiful sights to see. Pronounced yìng jiē bù xiá.

  • to have more visitors or business than one can attend to; overwhelmed; swamped
  • more than the eye can take in; too many beautiful sights to see

Definitions & Examples

shū
guǎn
mǎn
le
rén
 
yǒu
huán
shū
de
 
yǒu
jiè
shū
de
 
gōng
zuò
rén
yuán
yìng
jiē
xiá
 

The library was packed with people, some returning books and some borrowing them; the staff were overwhelmed.

Chūn
jié
jiān
dìng
dān
bào
zēng
 
rén
yuán
yìng
jiē
xiá
 

During the Spring Festival, orders exploded and the customer service staff couldn't keep up.

Diàn
huà
líng
shēng
duàn
 
rén
shí
zài
yìng
jiē
xiá
 

The phone kept ringing non-stop; she simply couldn't handle it alone.