be busy with; be occupied with
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
be busy with; be occupied with
neutralUsed to describe being engaged or immersed in a specific task, project, or area of work. The object of the preposition '于' (with) is the activity.
Tā他
zhèng正
máng忙
yú于
shōu收
jí集
zī资
liào料
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
xià下
zhōu周
de的
bào报
gào告
。
He is busy collecting materials to prepare for next week's report.
Tā她
zhěng整
tiān天
máng忙
yú于
jiā家
wù务
，
jī几
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
xiū休
xi息
shí时
jiān间
。
She is occupied with housework all day and barely has any time to rest.
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Gōng公
sī司
mù目
qián前
máng忙
yú于
kāi开
tuò拓
xīn新
de的
hǎi海
wài外
shì市
chǎng场
。
The company is currently busy expanding into new overseas markets.
Bì毕
yè业
jì季
，
xué学
sheng生
men们
dōu都
máng忙
yú于
xiě写
lùn论
wén文
hé和
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
。
During graduation season, students are all busy writing their theses and looking for jobs.