Chinese word

急忙

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí máng

Meaning

  • adverbhurriedly

Example

听到声音，她急忙关上门。tīng dào shēng yīn tā jí máng guān shàng mén

Hearing the sound, she hurriedly closed the door.

Illustration for 急忙 (hurriedly)

More examples

接到通知，他急忙收拾行李准备出发。jiē dào tōng zhī tā jí máng shōu shí xíng lǐ zhǔn bèi chū fā

After receiving the notice, he hurriedly packed his luggage and got ready to leave.

Core concept

An action launched at once under sudden pressure, with speed that may show a flustered response.

Common phrases

  • 急忙收拾行李jí máng shōu shí xíng lǐ

    pack one's luggage in a hurry

  • 急忙打电话jí máng dǎ diàn huà

    make a phone call in a hurry

  • 急忙解释jí máng jiě shì

    explain in a hurry

Similar words

赶忙gǎn máng: Hurrying to do something promptly when a situation calls for quick action.
赶紧gán jǐn: Moving or dealing with something quickly to get it done without delay.
匆忙cōng máng: Doing something in a busy, hurried way that suggests a lack of time.
马上mǎ shàng: Starting to act straight away at the time something happens or is required.

Definition in Chinese

表示在短时间内为应对突发情况匆忙采取行动，侧重动作的迅速与慌乱，常用作副词。biǎo shì zài duǎn shí jiān nèi wèi yìng duì tū fā qíng kuàng cōng máng cái qǔ xíng dòng cè zhòng dòng zuò de xùn sù yǔ huāng luàn cháng yòng zuò fù cí

Word origin

急忙 (jímáng, "hurriedly") combines 急 (jí, "urgent") with 忙 (máng, "occupied"), linking urgency with being pressed by things to do.

Usage tips

  • In everyday narration, it usually sits immediately before the verb, so the adverb modifies the response action rather than the person or the situation.

Other meanings

  • in a hurryadverb
  • in a flurryadverb

Opposites

  • 冷静地lěng jìng dìcalmlyadverb
  • 镇定地zhèn dìng dìcomposedlyadverb

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