忙不迭 (máng bù dié) — hurriedly, in a rush (with a sense of eagerness or obligation)

Definition

Examples

• 听到有人敲门，他忙不迭去开门。
  Tīng dào yǒu rén qiāo mén, tā máng bù dié qù kāi mén.
  Hearing someone knock, he hurried to open the door.
• 客人来了，主人忙不迭倒茶。
  Kè rén lái le, zhǔ rén máng bù dié dǎo chá.
  When the guest arrived, the host hurriedly poured tea.
• 老师一提问，他忙不迭举手回答。
  Lǎo shī yì tí wèn, tā máng bù dié jǔ shǒu huí dá.
  As soon as the teacher asked a question, he hurriedly raised his hand to answer.