忙活

mánghuo

verb HSK 7-9 #11,157

Meanings

1 to be busy with
2 to bustle about
3 to work on something

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

你忙活什么呢？

Nǐ mánghuo shénme ne?

What are you busy with?

HSK 5

她在厨房忙活了一上午。

Tā zài chúfáng mánghuo le yī shàngwǔ.

She was busy working in the kitchen all morning.

Tips

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忙活 is colloquial and warm - it implies bustling around doing practical tasks. More casual than 忙碌, which is more formal.

Stroke Order

忙 máng

活 huó