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急忙 (jí máng) — hastily, in a hurry

Definition

急忙 (jímáng) describes the flustered state of doing something in a hurry, often with a sense of panic. More urgent and nervous than 赶紧 or 赶快, which simply mean 'quickly, right now.'

adverb
hastilyin a hurry

Examples

  • 急忙。
    Tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu jí máng lí kāi le.
    He left hastily after hearing the news.
  • 急忙，。
    Bié jí máng, màn màn shuō qīng chǔ.
    Don't be in a hurry; explain clearly slowly.
  • 急忙。
    Tā jí máng jiě shì zì jǐ chí dào de yuán yīn.
    She hastily explained the reason for her lateness.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

急jíurgent
忙mángbusy

急 means 'urgent' and 忙 means 'busy', together hurriedly.

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.

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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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