Meaning of 慌忙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- in a great rush
- in a flurry
How to use 慌忙
慌忙 describes doing something in a hurry while flustered or alarmed. It often goes before a verb, sometimes with 地. Example: 他听到敲门声，慌忙把信藏了起来。(Tā tīngdào qiāomén shēng, huāngmáng bǎ xìn cáng le qǐlái.) He heard a knock at the door and hurriedly hid the letter.
Both characters have the heart radical 忄 on the left, so think of a racing heart. 慌 (huāng) is a panicked heart and 忙 (máng) is a busy heart, so 慌忙 is rushing because you are flustered.
Common mistake: Learners often write 荒 (huāng, wasteland) instead of 慌. The correct character has the heart radical 忄 because the word is about a feeling. Also, do not use 慌忙 for a calm, efficient hurry. Use 连忙 or 赶忙 when there is no panic.
Stroke order for each character
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慌 huāng · to get panicky · 12 strokes
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忙 máng · busy · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 慌忙.
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 连忙 | liánmáng | promptly; at once |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily |
| 赶忙 | gǎnmáng | to hurry; to hasten |
| 恐慌 | kǒnghuāng | panic; panicky |
| 匆忙 | cōngmáng | hasty; hurried |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | busy; bustling |
| 惊慌 | jīnghuāng | to panic; to be alarmed |
| 慌张 | huāngzhāng | flustered; agitated |
| 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy; bustling |
| 忙活 | mánghuo | to be really busy; pressing business |
| 惊慌失措 | jīnghuāng-shīcuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) |
Questions about 慌忙
What does 慌忙 mean?
慌忙 (huāngmáng) means "in a great rush; in a flurry" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 慌忙?
慌忙 is made of 2 characters: 慌 (12 strokes), 忙 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 慌忙 an HSK word?
Yes. 慌忙 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 慌忙 and 匆忙?
匆忙 (cōngmáng) just means hurried, often because time is short. 慌忙 adds a sense of panic or being flustered. You can be 匆忙 and still calm, but 慌忙 suggests you are a little alarmed.
Can 慌忙 be used as a predicate, like 他很慌忙?
It is mostly used before a verb to describe how an action is done, as in 慌忙跑出去 (huāngmáng pǎo chūqù). Saying 他很慌忙 sounds unnatural. To describe someone's state, people more often say 他很慌 (tā hěn huāng) or 他慌了 (tā huāng le).