匆忙
Old HSK 5
匆忙 (cōngmáng) · hurried
匆忙 (cōngmáng) means “hurried; hasty”. It is written with 2 characters: 匆 (hastily) + 忙 (busy). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 匆忙 is built
The characters
匆 cōng · hastily
What 匆 is made of
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
忙 máng · busy
What 忙 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亡wáng — death
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: A heart 忄 faced with death 亡; 亡 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他匆忙地离开了。Tā cōngmáng de líkāi le.He left in a hurry.
早上时间太匆忙，我没吃早饭。Zǎoshang shíjiān tài cōngmáng, wǒ méi chī zǎofàn.The morning was too rushed for me to eat breakfast.
Questions about 匆忙
What does 匆忙 mean?
匆忙 (cōngmáng) means “hurried; hasty”.
How do you pronounce 匆忙?
匆忙 is pronounced cōngmáng.
Which HSK level is 匆忙?
匆忙 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 匆忙 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.