忙碌
Old HSK 6
忙碌 (mánglù) · busy
忙碌 (mánglù) means “busy; bustling”. It is written with 2 characters: 忙 (busy) + 碌 (rocky). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 忙碌 is built
The characters
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)
碌 lù · rocky
What 碌 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 录lù — to copy
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 彐jì — snout
Example sentences
忙碌了一天，他很累。Mánglù le yì tiān, tā hěn lèi.After a busy day, he was very tired.
车站里到处是忙碌的人。Chēzhàn lǐ dàochù shì mánglù de rén.The station is full of busy people.
Questions about 忙碌
What does 忙碌 mean?
忙碌 (mánglù) means “busy; bustling”.
How do you pronounce 忙碌?
忙碌 is pronounced mánglù.
Which HSK level is 忙碌?
忙碌 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 忙碌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 123: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.