连忙
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
连忙 (liánmáng) · hurriedly
连忙 (liánmáng) means “hurriedly; at once; promptly”. It is written with 2 characters: 连 (even (连…都)) + 忙 (busy). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 连忙 is built
The characters
连 lián · even (连…都)
What 连 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
Origin hint: A cart 车 moving 辶 goods between cities (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
看到老师，他连忙站起来。Kàn dào lǎoshī, tā liánmáng zhàn qǐlai.Seeing the teacher, he promptly stood up.
下雨了，我连忙回家。Xià yǔ le, wǒ liánmáng huí jiā.It started raining, so I hurried home.
Questions about 连忙
What does 连忙 mean?
连忙 (liánmáng) means “hurriedly; at once; promptly”.
How do you pronounce 连忙?
连忙 is pronounced liánmáng.
Which HSK level is 连忙?
连忙 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 连续liánxùcontinuously
- 连续剧liánxùjùTV series
- 接连jiēliánin a row
- 连年liánniánfor years on end
- 连锁liánsuǒchain (store)
- 连同liántóngtogether with
- 连liáneven (连…都)
- 帮忙bāngmángto help
- 急忙jímángin a hurry
- 匆忙cōngmánghurried
Learn 连忙 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.