匆匆忙忙

cōngcōngmángmáng

adverb #23,283

Meanings

1 in a great hurry
2 hastily
3 in a rush

Characters

hurried / hasty

hurried (reduplicated)

busy (reduplicated)

Examples

他匆匆忙忙地出门，忘了带钥匙。

Tā cōngcōngmángmáng de chūmén, wàng le dài yàoshi.

He left the house in a great hurry and forgot to take his keys.

她匆匆忙忙吃完早饭就去上班了。

Tā cōngcōngmángmáng chī wán zǎofàn jiù qù shàngbān le.

She hastily finished breakfast and went to work.

别匆匆忙忙的，慢慢来。

Bié cōngcōngmángmáng de, mànman lái.

Don't rush — take your time.

Tips

grammar

匆匆忙忙 is an AABB reduplicated form of 匆忙 (hurried/rushed). Reduplication intensifies the sense of haste and adds a vivid, colloquial feel. It usually appears before 地 or a verb.

Stroke Order

匆 cōng

忙 máng