have no time; be too busy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have no time; to be too busy
formalUsed to indicate being so occupied with one task that there is no time for another. Often appears in fixed phrases like "应接不暇".
Zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
duō多
，
yìng应
jiē接
bù不
xiá暇
。
There's been too much work lately, and I can barely keep up.
Miàn面
duì对
luò络
yì绎
bù不
jué绝
de的
fǎng访
kè客
，
tā他
zì自
gù顾
bù不
xiá暇
。
Faced with a steady stream of visitors, he was overwhelmed and couldn't even take care of himself.
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Dìng订
dān单
xiàng像
xuě雪
piàn片
yī一
yàng样
fēi飞
lái来
，
gōng工
chǎng厂
shēng生
chǎn产
bù不
xiá暇
。
Orders came in like a blizzard, and the factory couldn't produce fast enough.