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慌忙 (huāng máng) — in a rush; flustered; hurriedly

Definition

慌忙 describes someone acting rushed and flustered because they're in a panic — both the hurried manner and the inner anxiety. 慌张 is closer to nervous panic, while 匆忙 focuses on the speed alone.

adjective
in a rushflusteredhurriedly

Examples

  • 慌忙，。
    Tā zǒu dé hěn huāng máng, hǎo xiàng wàng le shén me dōng xī.
    He left in a rush, as if he had forgotten something.
  • 慌忙，。
    Bié huāng máng, màn màn xiǎng.
    Don't be flustered; think slowly.
  • 慌忙，。
    Tā huāng máng dì guān diào diàn nǎo, pǎo chū le bàn gōng shì.
    She hurriedly shut down the computer and ran out of the office.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

慌huāngflustered
忙mánghurried

慌忙 joins 慌 (flustered) and 忙 (hurried) to describe acting in a rushed, panicked way.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
荒
荒huāng慌huāng
Same sound today

慌 pairs 忄 (heart) with 荒, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
亡
亡wáng忙máng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

忙 pairs 忄 (heart) with 亡, which gives the sound.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6

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