急忙
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
急忙 (jímáng) · in a hurry
急忙 (jímáng) means “in a hurry; hastily”. It is written with 2 characters: 急 (anxious) + 忙 (busy). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 急忙 is built
The characters
急 jí · anxious
What 急 is made of
- 刍chú — to mow
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 刍 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
他急忙跑出了家门。Tā jímáng pǎo chū le jiā mén.He hurried out of the house.
听到电话响，她急忙去接。Tīngdào diànhuà xiǎng, tā jímáng qù jiē.When she heard the phone ring, she rushed to answer it.
Questions about 急忙
What does 急忙 mean?
急忙 (jímáng) means “in a hurry; hastily”.
How do you pronounce 急忙?
急忙 is pronounced jímáng.
Which HSK level is 急忙?
急忙 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 紧急jǐnjíurgent
- 着急zháojíworried
- 急诊jízhěnemergency treatment
- 当务之急dāngwùzhījímost urgent task
- 急功近利jígōngjìnlìeager for quick success
- 急剧jíjùsharp
- 急切jíqièeager
- 急于求成jíyúqiúchéngto be impatient for success
- 急躁jízàoimpatient
- 焦急jiāojíanxious
Learn 急忙 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.