Chinese word dictionary

急忙

jímáng · hastily

Practice word

Word information

Simplified急忙

Traditional急忙

Pinyinjímáng

Part of speech副

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

急jí

anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

忙máng

busy, hurried, pressed for time

How to learn 急忙

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

忙máng

busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush

帮忙bāngmáng

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

急jí

urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

着急zháojí

to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]

急需jíxū

to urgently need; urgent need

急诊jízhěn

to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)