have no time; too busy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to have no time; to be too busy (to do something)
formalMore formal than 没空, often used in written or polite contexts to indicate lack of time for something.
Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
，
wú无
xiá暇
gù顾
jí及
jiā家
tíng庭
。
He is too busy with work to attend to his family.
Wǒ我
zuì最
jìn近
wú无
xiá暇
guò过
wèn问
cǐ此
shì事
。
I have no time to look into this matter recently.
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Tā她
máng忙
de得
wú无
xiá暇
chī吃
fàn饭
。
She is too busy to eat.