繁忙 (fán máng) — busy, bustling | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

繁忙 (fánmáng) describes a place or period that is busy and bustling — stronger and more vivid than 忙. Compare 忙碌 (of a person) and 繁华 (prosperous, of commerce).

adjective

busybustling

Examples

繁忙，。
Zuì jìn gōng zuò fēi cháng fán máng, měi tiān dōu yào jiā bān.
Work has been very busy lately; I have to work overtime every day.
繁忙。
fán máng De jī chǎng lǐ jǐ mǎn le lǚ kè.
The bustling airport is packed with travelers.
繁忙。
Tā fán máng de rì chéng ān pái ràng tā jī hū méi yǒu xiū xi shí jiān.
His busy schedule leaves him almost no time to rest.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

繁fándense/busy

繁 and 忙 both describe having much to do and little free time, so together they mean busy or bustling.

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.

敏糸繁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

敏

敏mǐn繁fán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

繁 pairs 敏, a sound part, with 糸, meaning silk.

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

忄亡忙

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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