攘攘

rǎngrǎng

adjective

Meanings

HSK 7-9

车站里人群攘攘，挤得水泄不通。

Chēzhàn lǐ rénqún rǎngrǎng, jǐ de shuǐxiè-bùtōng.

The station was a jostling crowd, packed so tight nobody could move.

HSK 7-9

世间攘攘，人人都在为名利奔忙。

Shìjiān rǎngrǎng, rénrén dōu zài wèi mínglì bēnmáng.

The world bustles and jostles, everyone rushing after fame and gain.

usage

Mostly inside 熙熙攘攘 'bustling crowds'. On its own it comes from 司马迁's 天下攘攘，皆为利往 'the whole world jostles, all going after profit'.

攘 rǎng