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急忙 meaning in English

jímáng

hastily

HSK 4adverb15 strokes

Meaning of 急忙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jímáng
  1. hastily

How to use 急忙

急忙 is an adverb that goes before a verb to show someone does an action hastily, often because of something that just happened. It usually describes past actions in stories or reports. Example: 他看到下雨了，急忙跑回家。(Tā kàndào xià yǔ le, jímáng pǎo huí jiā.) He saw it was raining and hurried home.

急 (jí) means urgent and 忙 (máng) means busy, so 急忙 is doing something in an urgent, busy rush. Picture someone so pressed for time that they are both anxious and busy at once.

Common mistake: Learners often use 急忙 as an adjective or predicate, as in 我很急忙. That is wrong. Say 我很着急 (zháojí) or 我很忙 instead, and keep 急忙 directly before a verb.

急忙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā急jí忙máng地dì离lí开kāi办bàn公gōng室shì。
He left his office in a hurry.
他tā急jí忙máng出chū了le办bàn公gōng室shì。
He rushed out of the office.
我wǒ们men急jí忙máng跑pǎo向xiàng火huǒ。
We raced toward the fire.
她tā急jí忙máng地dì清qīng扫sǎo了le她tā的de房fáng间jiān。
She cleaned her room in a hurry.
她tā急jí忙máng带dài著zhù好hǎo消xiāo息xī跑pǎo回huí家jiā。
She rushed home with the good news.

Stroke order for each character

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急 jí · urgent · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  9. 9

忙 máng · busy · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 急忙.

帮忙bāngmángto help; to lend a hand
紧急jǐnjíurgent; emergency
连忙liánmángpromptly; at once
着急zháojíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
慌忙huāngmángin a great rush; in a flurry
急救jíjiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
应急yìngjíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency
赶忙gǎnmángto hurry; to hasten
匆忙cōngmánghasty; hurried
忙碌mánglùbusy; bustling
急需jíxūto urgently need; urgent need
繁忙fánmángbusy; bustling

Questions about 急忙

What does 急忙 mean?

急忙 (jímáng) means "hastily" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 急忙?

急忙 is made of 2 characters: 急 (9 strokes), 忙 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 急忙 an HSK word?

Yes. 急忙 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 急忙 and 连忙?

Both mean doing something quickly. 连忙 (liánmáng) stresses reacting right away to something, while 急忙 stresses the hurried, anxious manner. 连忙 is also never used in commands, so 你连忙走 sounds wrong.

Can 急忙 be reduplicated?

Yes, 急急忙忙 (jíjí mángmáng) is common and sounds more vivid. It can be followed by 地, as in 他急急忙忙地出门了 (He rushed out the door).

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