gǎnmáng

赶忙

HSK 6Word · AdverbTraditional趕忙

hurriedly; hastily

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adverb

hurriedly; hastily; promptly

neutral

Used to describe doing something immediately or quickly, often in response to a situation, implying a sense of urgency or prompt action. Typically modifies verbs.

Chèn趁
xī熄
dēng灯
qián前
gǎn赶
máng忙
bǎ把
rì日
jì记
xiě写
wán完
 。

I hurriedly finished writing my diary before the lights went out.

Tīng听
dào到
líng铃
shēng声
 ,
tā他
gǎn赶
máng忙
pǎo跑
huí回
jiào教
shì室
 。

Hearing the bell, he hurriedly ran back to the classroom.

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Kàn看
dào到
tiān天
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
 ,
mā妈
ma妈
gǎn赶
máng忙
bǎ把
liàng晾
de的
yī衣
fu服
shōu收
jìn进
lái来
 。

Seeing that it was about to rain, Mom hastily brought in the clothes that were drying.

Tā他
yì意
shí识
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
 ,
gǎn赶
máng忙
xiàng向
duì对
fāng方
dào道
qiàn歉
 。

Realizing he had made a mistake, he promptly apologized to the other person.