mánghuó

忙活

Word · Verb · Noun

to rush a job; urgent work

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to be in a hurry doing work; to work under pressure

Describes the action of working quickly due to urgency or a tight deadline.

Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
zhèng正
máng忙
huó活
ne呢
 ,
wèi为
de的
shì是
gǎn赶
zài在
yuè月
dǐ底
qián前
jiāo交
gōng工
 。

I've been rushing to get the job done these days to finish before the end of the month.

Nǐ你
máng忙
shén什
me么
huó活
ne呢
 ?
Xū需
yào要
bāng帮
máng忙
ma吗
 ?

What are you so busy working on? Do you need help?

2.

noun

urgent work; job that needs to be done quickly

Refers to a task or piece of work that has high priority and must be addressed immediately.

Zhè这
shì是
jiàn件
máng忙
huó活
 ,
děi得
xiān先
bǎ把
tā它
chǔ处
lǐ理
wán完
 。

This is an urgent job; we need to finish it first.

Wǒ我
shǒu手
shàng上
de的
máng忙
huó活
tài太
duō多
 ,
zhōu周
mò末
kǒng恐
pà怕
yào要
jiā加
bān班
 。

I have too much urgent work on my hands; I might have to work overtime this weekend.