急急忙忙 (jí jí máng máng) — hurriedly, in a great hurry | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An adverb meaning 'hurried, in a rush', built by reduplicating 急 and 忙 for emphasis. Pairs with 地 + verb (急急忙忙地跑) or stands before a verb phrase.

adverb

hurriedlyin a great hurry

Examples

急急忙忙。
Tā jí jí máng máng dì pǎo jìn le jiào shì.
He ran into the classroom in a great hurry.
急急忙忙。
Tā jí jí máng máng chī wán zǎo fàn jiù chū mén le.
She finished breakfast hurriedly and went out.
急急忙忙，。
Bié nà me jí jí máng máng, shí jiān hái zǎo ne.
Don't be in such a rush — there's still plenty of time.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

急急

急jíhurried急jíhurried

忙忙

忙mángbusy忙mángbusy

急忙 hurried is doubled to emphasize acting in a great hurry.

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

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.

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.

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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