急匆匆 (jí cōng cōng) — in a hurry; hurriedly; in a flustered rush | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An adverbial phrase meaning 'hurriedly, in a flustered rush' — used as 急匆匆地 + verb to describe quick, hasty action.

verb

in a hurryhurriedlyin a flustered rush

Examples

急匆匆。
Tā jí cōng cōng dì chōng jìn le bàn gōng shì.
He rushed into the office in a hurry.
急匆匆，。
Bié zhè me jí cōng cōng, xiān zuò xià hē bēi shuǐ.
Don't be in such a rush; sit down and have a glass of water first.
急匆匆。
Tā jí cōng cōng dì shōu shi hǎo xíng li jiù chū mén le.
She packed her luggage hurriedly and left.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

急jíhurried

匆匆hurried

匆cōnghurried匆cōnghurried

重叠Reduplication

急 already suggests hurry, and the repeated 匆匆 adds a flustered, rushing quality.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

及

及jí急jí

Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

囪

囪cōng匆cōng

Same sound today

The current 匆 comes from a form that paired 囪 for sound with 心 for meaning; the 心 part was dropped, and part of 囪 was left out.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

囪

囪cōng匆cōng

Same sound today

The current 匆 comes from a form that paired 囪 for sound with 心 for meaning; the 心 part was dropped, and part of 囪 was left out.

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