匆忙 cōngmáng — hurried, hasty; hurriedly

Meanings

1. 1

   hurried, hasty; hurriedly

   Moving faster than there is time for, so something is left rushed or unfinished. It carries a note of regret that 快 does not — the speed was not chosen, it was forced.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 他匆忙地吃了早饭就出门了。/他匆忙地吃了早飯就出門了。Tā (first tone, high and level) cōngmáng (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) chīle (first tone, high and level) zǎofàn (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) chūmén (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

  He hurriedly ate breakfast and left.

• 由于时间紧张，我们只能匆忙做出决定。/由於時間緊張，我們只能匆忙做出決定。Yóuyú (second tone, rising) shíjiān (second tone, rising) jǐnzhāng, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping) néng (second tone, rising) cōngmáng (first tone, high and level) zuòchū (fourth tone, falling) juédìng. (second tone, rising)···

  Because time was tight, we could only make a hasty decision.