急忙
jímáng
hastily, in a hurry
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
急urgent
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忙busy
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Examples
- 他急忙收拾东西离开了。He hastily packed up and left.
- 她急忙跑去接电话。She rushed off to answer the phone.
Collocations
急忙离开急忙跑急忙说急急忙忙
Mnemonic
急 jí "urgent" + 忙 máng "busy": "hastily, in a hurry". Hurrying out of urgency. Almost the same as 连忙, but 急忙 carries more inner urgency. Reduplicated as 急急忙忙 for emphasis. Opposite of 从容 (unhurried).
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连忙匆忙慌忙赶忙
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