忙 máng — busy

Meanings

1. 1

   busy

   Having a lot to do. 你忙吗 is a common way of asking how things are going, and the honest answer 我很忙 is heard far more often than a complaint about work.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 爸爸工作很忙。Bàba (fourth tone, falling) gōngzuò (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) máng. (second tone, rising)···

  Dad is very busy at work.

• 你今天忙吗？/你今天忙嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) máng (second tone, rising) ma? (neutral tone)···

  Are you busy today?

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